戒 jiè
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 戈 — spear, lance, halberd
- Made of
- 戈 spear, lance, halberd 廾 two hands
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
戒备
jièbèi
to be on guard; to be alert
Characters in this word
备 bèi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 夂 — to go
- Made of
- 夂 to go 田 field, farm, arable land
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 边境地区在暴风雪后加强戒备，以防补给线再次中断。 Biānjìng dìqū zài bàofēngxuě hòu jiāqiáng jièbèi, yǐ fáng bǔjǐ xiàn zàicì zhōngduàn. After the blizzard, the border region strengthened its state of alert to prevent the supply line being cut again.
- 小狗对陌生人一直很戒备，总是躲在沙发后面。 Xiǎogǒu duì mòshēngrén yìzhí hěn jièbèi, zǒngshì duǒ zài shāfā hòumiàn. The puppy has always been wary of strangers and keeps hiding behind the sofa.
- 夜里小区加强了戒备，保安每个小时都要巡逻一次。 Yè lǐ xiǎoqū jiāqiáng le jièbèi, bǎo'ān měi ge xiǎoshí dōu yào xúnluó yí cì. At night the neighbourhood tightened its vigilance, and the guards patrol once every hour.
Related words
- 戒 jiè to give up a habit
- 戒指 jièzhi ring
- 警戒 jǐngjiè to guard against; to be on alert
- 准备 zhǔnbèi to prepare; to plan to
- 设备 shèbèi equipment
- 具备 jùbèi to have; to be equipped with
- 配备 pèibèi to equip
- 预备 yùbèi to prepare
- 备用 bèiyòng standby, backup
- 筹备 chóubèi to prepare, to make arrangements
- 装备 zhuāngbèi to equip; equipment
- 备 bèi to prepare; to provide; fully