戒备 meaning in English
to take precautions; to guard against (emergency)
Meaning of 戒备
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
jièbèi
- to take precautions
- to guard against (emergency)
戒备 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我对你有所戒备。
I'm wary of you.
这名士兵在黑暗中保持戒备。
The soldier kept a sharp lookout in the darkness.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
戒 jiè · to guard against · 7 strokes
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备 bèi · to prepare · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 戒备.
| 准备 | zhǔnbèi | preparation; to prepare |
| 设备 | shèbèi | equipment; facilities; installations |
| 具备 | jùbèi | to possess; to have |
| 预备 | yùbèi | to prepare; to make ready |
| 配备 | pèibèi | to allocate; to provide |
| 装备 | zhuāngbèi | equipment; to equip |
| 戒指 | jièzhi | (finger) ring |
| 备用 | bèiyòng | reserve; spare |
| 责备 | zébèi | to blame; to criticize |
| 后备箱 | hòubèixiāng | trunk; boot (of a car) |
| 戒烟 | jiè yān | to give up smoking |
| 后备 | hòubèi | reserve; backup |
Questions about 戒备
What does 戒备 mean?
戒备 (jièbèi) means "to take precautions; to guard against (emergency)" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 戒备?
戒备 is made of 2 characters: 戒 (7 strokes), 备 (8 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 戒备 an HSK word?
Yes. 戒备 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 戒备 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 戒备 is written 戒備.