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警惕

jǐng tì · jing ti

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to be on the alert
  2. vigilant
  3. alert
  4. on guard
  5. to warn
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The prize is a pig

  1. Liangliang

    刚才(gāngcái)有人(yǒurén)打电话(dǎdiànhuà)，说(shuō)我(wǒ)中奖(zhòngjiǎng)了(le)。

    Someone called just now and said I won a prize.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)要(yào)提高(tígāo)警惕(jǐngtì)，那(nà)可能(kěnéng)是(shì)骗子(piànzi)。

    Be on your guard. It could be a scammer.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)很(hěn)警惕(jǐngtì)，我(wǒ)问(wèn)他(tā)奖品(jiǎngpǐn)是(shì)什么(shénme)。

    I was on guard too. I asked what the prize was.

  4. Dengdeng

    他(tā)怎么(zěnme)说(shuō)？

    What did he say?

  5. Liangliang

    他(tā)说(shuō)奖品(jiǎngpǐn)是(shì)一头(yītóu)猪(zhū)，我(wǒ)住(zhù)六楼(liùlóu)，所以(suǒyǐ)更(gèng)警惕(jǐngtì)了(le)。

    He said the prize is a pig. I live on the sixth floor, so I'm even more on guard.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)陌(mò)生(shēng)的(de)地(dì)方(fang)，我(wǒ)们(men)要(yào)时(shí)刻(kè)保(bǎo)持(chí)警(jǐng)惕(tì)。

In unfamiliar places, we must always stay alert.

02

医(yī)生(shēng)提(tí)醒(xǐng)大(dà)家(jiā)警(jǐng)惕(tì)这(zhè)种(zhǒng)新(xīn)型(xíng)病(bìng)毒(dú)的(de)传(chuán)播(bō)。

Doctors remind everyone to be on guard against the spread of this new virus.

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