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警戒

jǐng jiè

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

警戒 (jǐng jiè) means "to warn; to alert; to be on the alert". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 警戒 means

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

The characters in 警戒

• 警jǐngto alert; to warn; police
• 戒jièto guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn

Words starting with 警戒

• 警戒线jǐng jiè xiànpolice cordon; alert level

Words containing 警戒

• 以示警戒yǐ shì jǐng jièto serve as a warning (idiom)

Sounds the same

Read jǐng jiè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 儆戒to warn; to admonish
• 警诫variant of 警戒

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