guard; take precautions; be on the alert (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
戒備
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他们提高了安全戒备水平。 tāmen tígāole ānquán jièbèi shuǐpíng - They raised the level of security alert.
军队处于高度戒备状态。 jūnduì chǔyú gāodù jièbèi zhuàngtài - The army is on high alert.
戒备森严的边境 jièbèi sēnyán de biānjìng - Heavily guarded borders
在这种紧急情况下，他们提高了戒备。 zài zhè zhǒng jǐnjí qíngkuàng xià, tāmen tígāole jièbèi - In this emergency situation, they raised their guard.
这座监狱长期处于高度戒备状态。 zhè zuò jiānyù chángqī chǔyú gāodù jièbèi zhuàngtài - This prison is always on high alert.
Characters
戒 jiè - to give up or stop doing something | HSK 5
备 bèi - to take precaution against; equipment; complete, perfect |