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警惕

jǐng tì

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

警惕 (jǐng tì) means "to be on the alert; vigilant; alert". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 警惕 means

1. to be on the alert
2. vigilant
3. alert
4. on guard
5. to warn

The characters in 警惕

• 警jǐngto alert; to warn; police
• 惕tìfearful; respectful

Example sentences

• 保持警惕。
  Bǎochí jǐngtì.
  Stay sharp.
• 你真是警惕。
  Nǐ zhēnshi jǐngtì.
  You're very alert.
• 不要放松警惕。
  Bù yào fàngsōng jǐngtì.
  Don't let your guard down.

Words starting with 警惕

• 警惕性jǐng tì xìngvigilance; alertness

Where 警惕 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · jǐng (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jǐng tì correctly.
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