警戒

jǐngjiè
  1. to warn
  2. to alert
  3. to be on the alert
  4. to stand guard
  5. sentinel

CEDICT

  1. alternative form of 警誡 /警诫 (jǐngjiè, “to warn and admonish”)
  2. to be vigilant; to be alert; to watch out

Wiktionary

  1. 告诫，以使人注意。
  2. 警备防守。
  3. 为防止敌人间谍、观测、渗透、破坏、骚扰、奇袭等威胁，俾获致预警与战备，以确保部队的安全，称为「警戒」。

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Entry Composition

1 警 jǐng
  1. to alert
  2. to warn
  3. police
2 戒 jiè
  1. to guard against
  2. to exhort
  3. to admonish or warn
  4. to give up or stop doing sth
  5. Buddhist monastic discipline
  6. ring (for a finger)

Containing this entry

以示警戒 yǐshìjǐngjiè to serve as a warning (idiom)
警戒线 jǐngjièxiàn
  1. police cordon
  2. alert level

Related entries

儆 jǐng
  1. to warn
  2. to admonish
儆戒 jǐngjiè
  1. to warn
  2. to admonish
叮咛 dīngníng
  1. to warn
  2. to urge
  3. to exhort
  4. to give instructions carefully and insistently
告诫 gàojiè
  1. to warn
  2. to admonish
他告誡他們不要吵鬧。

He admonished them for being noisy.

Source: Tatoeba

申饬 shēnchì
  1. to warn
  2. to blame
  3. to rebuke
  4. also written 申斥
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