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儆戒

Word · Verb · NounTraditional警

alert; warn; police

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Meanings

3 senses · 7 examples
1.

verb

to warn; to admonish; to caution

Tā他
jǐng警
gào告
wǒ我
men们
qián前
fāng方
yǒu有
wēi危
xiǎn险
 。

He warned us of danger ahead.

Jǐng警
chá察
jǐng警
jiè戒
zhe着
bù不
fǎ法
fèn分
zǐ子
 。

The police are on guard against criminals.

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Yī医
shēng生
gào告
jiè诫
tā他
yào要
jiè戒
yān烟
 。

The doctor admonished him to quit smoking.

2.

noun

alertness; vigilance

Tā他
shǐ始
zhōng终
bǎo保
chí持
gāo高
dù度
jǐng警
jué觉
 。

He always maintains a high level of alertness.

Yè夜
jiān间
yào要
tí提
gāo高
jǐng警
jiè戒
 。

Vigilance must be heightened at night.

3.

noun

police; policeman

Often used as part of compound words.

Wǒ我
shū叔
shu叔
shì是
yī一
míng名
jǐng警
chá察
 。

My uncle is a policeman.

Bào报
jǐng警
diàn电
huà话
shì是
1101
 1
 0
 。

The police emergency number is 110.