警觉 (警覺)
jǐng jué
Pinyin
Definition
警觉 (警覺)
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- to be on guard
- alert
- vigilance
- alertness
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
Idioms (3)
以示警戒
- 1 to serve as a warning (idiom)
惩一警百
- 1 lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom)
- 2 fig. to make an example of sb
- 3 also written 懲一儆百|惩一儆百[chéng yī jǐng bǎi]
杀鸡警猴
- 1 lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
- 2 pour encourager les autres
Sample Sentences
你别在那瞎搅和,我看报导说,死亡风险最高的因素就是高血压,我们真的不得不提高警觉一些。
Don’t butt your nose into things you don’t understand. I’ve seen reports saying that one high blood pressure is a high fatal risk factor. We really must raise awareness.
连你这少爷公子哥都能意识到问题,想咱们英明的领导不会没个警觉的,放心吧,船到桥头自然直。
If even a little rich boy like you is able to realize this problem, I think our wise leaders must be alert to it, relax, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
不会吧?!还好你警觉性高,知道打电话跟我确认一下。哎呀,不知道这个骗子有没有冒充我骗其他的朋友。我得赶快想办法跟QQ里的亲朋好友们打个招呼,提醒他们别掉进骗子的圈套里。
No way! You were very cautious and knew to give me a call to check. Jeez, I wonder if this con-artist has pretended to be me and cheated my other friends. I should think of a way to talk to my close friends on QQ as soon as I can, and alert them not to fall for this con-artist's trap.
要是容娘娘的事情败露了,反而会让皇后更警觉。所以奴才觉得,咱们可以借容娘娘之手,除掉皇后。
If the matter involving Lady Rong became known, it would actually make the Empress even more aware of the danger. So, your humble slave thinks that we should make use of Lady Rong to get rid of the Empress.