警惕
Old HSK 6
警惕 (jǐngtì) · to be on guard
警惕 (jǐngtì) means “to be on guard; vigilant”. It is written with 2 characters: 警 (to guard) + 惕 (cautious). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 警惕 is built
The characters
警 jǐng · to guard
What 警 is made of
- 敬jìng — to respect
- 苟gǒu — careless
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 句jù — sentence
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 苟gǒu — careless
- 言yán — words
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 言 gives the meaning, 敬 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
惕 tì · cautious
What 惕 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 易yì — to change
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 勿wù — must not
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
Example sentences
我们要警惕网上的骗子。Wǒmen yào jǐngtì wǎngshàng de piànzi.We must be on guard against scammers online.
小狗警惕地看着陌生人。Xiǎogǒu jǐngtì de kànzhe mòshēngrén.The puppy watched the stranger warily.
Questions about 警惕
What does 警惕 mean?
警惕 (jǐngtì) means “to be on guard; vigilant”.
How do you pronounce 警惕?
警惕 is pronounced jǐngtì.
Which HSK level is 警惕?
警惕 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 警惕 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 100: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.