谨防

謹防

jǐnfáng

verb #35,441

Meanings

1 to guard against
2 to beware of
3 to watch out for

Characters

careful, prudent

to guard against, prevent

Examples

HSK 7-9

请谨防扒手。

Qǐng jǐnfáng páshǒu.

Please beware of pickpockets.

HSK 7-9

谨防上当受骗。

Jǐnfáng shàngdàng shòupiàn.

Be careful not to be tricked or defrauded.

Tips

register

Formal warning register - common on signs and public-safety notices: 谨防扒手 (beware of pickpockets), 谨防假冒 (beware of counterfeits), 谨防诈骗 (watch out for fraud). More careful and formal than 小心 ('be careful'). 谨 by itself means 'careful, prudent'.

Stroke Order

谨 jǐn

防 fáng