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Meaning of 儆

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儆
Pinyin: jǐng
English Definition: to warn; to admonish
Chinese Definition:
①使人警醒,不犯过错:儆戒。儆省(xǐng)(使人觉悟、反省)。惩一儆百。以儆效尤。
②古同“警”,警报。
Total strokes: 15; Radical: 人
Pictophonetic:敬 indicates the sound; 亻 (person) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 亻 [ rén ] man, person; people
    • 敬 [ jìng ] to respect, to honor; respectfully
Similar Characters: 警 擎
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Example Words
以儆效尤 yǐ jǐng xiào yóu in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom); as a warning to others
杀一儆百 shā yī jǐng bǎi lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres
惩一儆百 chéng yī jǐng bǎi lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom); fig. to make an example of sb
杀鸡儆猴 shā jī jǐng hóu lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); fig. to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres
儆戒 jǐng jiè to warn; to admonish
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Example Sentences
1
我儆醒不睡
。
我像房顶上孤单的麻雀
。
I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.
2
总要儆醒祷告
,
免得入了迷惑
。
Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
3
你们要恒切祷告
,
在此儆醒感恩
。
Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
4
万物的结局近了
。
所以你们要谨慎自守
,
儆醒祷告
。
But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
5
我对你们所说的话
,
也是对众人说
,
要儆醒
。
And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.