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戒备

jiè bèi

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 戒備

What 戒备 means

1. to take precautions
2. to guard against (emergency)

The characters in 戒备

• 戒jièto guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn
• 备bèi(bound form) to prepare; to equip; (literary) fully; completely

Example sentences

• 我对你有所戒备。
  I'm wary of you.
• 这名士兵在黑暗中保持戒备。
  Zhè míngshì bīng zài hēi'àn zhòngbǎo chí jièbèi.
  The soldier kept a sharp lookout in the darkness.

Words starting with 戒备

• 戒备森严jiè bèi sēn yánheavily-guarded