# 戒备 (jièbèi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 戒备 (jièbèi) means “to be on guard; to take precautions”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to be on guard; to take precautions
- Pinyin: jièbèi (jie4 bei4)
- Traditional: 戒備
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 士兵们在边境保持高度戒备。
  Shìbīngmen zài biānjìng bǎochí gāodù jièbèi.
  The soldiers maintain a high degree of vigilance at the border.

## Characters

- [戒](https://hanziro.com/word/jie-guard-against/) (jiè): to guard against; to exhort
- 备 (bèi): to prepare; to equip; fully; completely

https://hanziro.com/word/jie-bei-be-on-guard/

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