jǐng
儆
warn; alert; police
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to warn; to caution; to alert
formalOften used in formal or written contexts to indicate a serious warning meant to prevent future mistakes. Conveys the idea of 'learning a lesson'.
Lǎo老
shī师
de的
huà话
shì是
wèi为
le了
jǐng警
xǐng醒
tā他
bú不
yào要
zài再
fàn犯
tóng同
yàng样
de的
cuò错
wù误
。
The teacher's words were meant to warn him not to make the same mistake again.
Zhè这
cì次
shì事
jiàn件
gěi给
wǒ我
men们
qiāo敲
xiǎng响
le了
jǐng警
zhōng钟
。
This incident served as a wake-up call for us.
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Lì历
shǐ史
de的
jiào教
xùn训
zhí值
dé得
wǒ我
men们
jǐng警
jiè戒
。
The lessons of history are worth heeding as a warning.
Fǎ法
yuàn院
pàn判
chǔ处
zhòng重
xíng刑
，
yǐ以
jǐng儆
xiào效
yóu尤
。
The court imposed a severe sentence to serve as a warning to others.