tì

惕

Character · Verb

cautious; vigilant

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to alert; to warn; to be wary of

formal

Commonly used in the compound word 警惕, which is the primary usage of this character in modern Chinese.

Biān边
fáng防
zhàn战
shì士
shí时
kè刻
tì惕
bèi备
zhe着
dí敌
rén人
de的
tōu偷
xí袭
 。

Border defense soldiers are always on guard against enemy sneak attacks.

Wǒ我
men们
yīng应
gāi该
tì惕
fáng防
wǎng网
luò络
zhà诈
piàn骗
 。

We should be wary of online scams.

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Tā他
tì惕
rán然
jué警
jǐng觉
dào到
shēn身
hòu后
yǒu有
rén人
gēn跟
zōng踪
 。

He suddenly became alert and noticed someone following him.

Miàn面
duì对
yì疫
qíng情
 ,
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
tì惕
rán然
bù不
gǎn敢
sōng松
xiè懈
 。

Facing the pandemic, everyone is vigilant and dares not relax.

Lǐng领
dǎo导
gàn干
bù部
yào要
tì惕
tì惕
zài在
niàn念
 ,
shí时
kè刻
láo牢
jì记
shǐ使
mìng命
 。

Leading cadres must always be vigilant and keep their mission in mind at all times.