戒备

戒备 jièbèi

To take precautions; to guard against (emergency)^†

戒备 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體戒備 jiebei

What 戒备 means

To take precautions^†
to guard against (emergency)^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 戒备, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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戒备 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

戒

jiè

Abstain (warning)

备

bèi

Prepare (provide)

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How to write 戒备

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戒备 in a sentence

他对陌生人一直有戒备。

Tā duì mòshēngrén yìzhí yǒu jièbèi.

He is always on his guard with strangers.

现场戒备十分森严。

Xiànchǎng jièbèi shífēn sēnyán.

Security at the scene is extremely tight.

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Questions about 戒备

What does 戒备 mean in English?

戒备 is pronounced jièbèi and means To take precautions, to guard against (emergency) †.

How do you pronounce 戒备?

戒备 is jièbèi in pinyin — written jiebei without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 戒备?

戒备 is written with 2 characters: 戒 (jiè) Abstain (warning), 备 (bèi) Prepare (provide). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 戒备 written in traditional Chinese?

戒備. The simplified form 戒备 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 戒備 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced jièbèi.

Is 戒备 an HSK word?

Yes — 戒备 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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