看 kān to look after / to take care of / to watch / to guard syn 更 gēng to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) syn 保安 bǎo ān to ensure public security / to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production) / public security / security guard syn 解 jiè to transport under guard syn 保守 bǎo shǒu conservative / to guard / to keep syn 警卫 警衛 jǐng wèi to stand guard over / (security) guard syn 守卫 守衛 shǒu wèi to guard / to defend syn 防止 fáng zhǐ to prevent / to guard against / to take precautions syn 海边 海邊 hǎi biān coast / seaside / seashore / beach syn 守护 守護 shǒu hù to guard / to protect syn 看守 kān shǒu to guard / to watch over syn 警惕 jǐng tì to be on the alert / vigilant / alert / on guard / to warn syn 警戒 jǐng jiè to warn / to alert / to be on the alert / to stand guard / sentinel syn 预防 預防 yù fáng to prevent / to take precautions against / to protect / to guard against / precautionary / prophylactic syn 护卫 護衛 hù wèi to guard / to protect / bodyguard (for officials in ancient times) syn 戒备 戒備 jiè bèi to take precautions / to guard against (emergency) syn 把门 把門 bǎ mén to stand as a goalkeeper / to keep guard on a gate 后卫 後衛 hòu wèi rear guard / backfield / fullback 门卫 門衛 mén wèi guard at gate / sentry syn 防备 防備 fáng bèi to guard against syn 保全 bǎo quán to save from damage / to preserve / to maintain / to keep in good repair / (Tw) security guard syn 防范 防範 fáng fàn to be on guard / wariness / to guard against / preventive syn 卫兵 衛兵 wèi bīng guard / bodyguard syn 提防 dī fáng to guard against / to be vigilant / watch you don't (slip) / also pr. [ti2 fang2] syn 守口如瓶 shǒu kǒu rú píng lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom) / tight-lipped / reticent / not breathing a word syn 警觉 警覺 jǐng jué to be on guard / alert / vigilance / alertness syn 卫队 衛隊 wèi duì guard (i.e. group of soldiers) syn 执勤 執勤 zhí qín to be on duty (of a security guard etc) syn 前卫 前衛 qián wèi advanced guard / vanguard / avant-garde / forward (soccer position) 滑行 huá xíng to slide / to coast / to glide / (of an aircraft) to taxi syn 出其不意 chū qí bù yì to do sth when least expected (idiom) / to catch sb off guard syn 把守 bǎ shǒu to guard syn 防盗 防盜 fáng dào to guard against theft / anti-theft 站岗 站崗 zhàn gǎng to stand guard / to serve on sentry duty syn 警备 警備 jǐng bèi guard / garrison syn 下岗 下崗 xià gǎng (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty / (of a worker) be to laid off syn 掉以轻心 掉以輕心 diào yǐ qīng xīn to treat sth lightly / to lower one's guard syn 守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom) / to wait idly for opportunities / to trust to chance rather than show initiative syn 押运 押運 yā yùn to escort (goods or funds) / to convey under guard syn 换岗 換崗 huàn gǎng to relieve a sentry / to change the guard 守备 守備 shǒu bèi to garrison / to stand guard / on garrison duty syn 把关 把關 bǎ guān to guard a pass / to check on sth syn 谨防 謹防 jǐn fáng to guard against / to beware of syn 禁军 禁軍 jìn jūn imperial guard syn 远洋 遠洋 yuǎn yáng distant seas / the open ocean (far from the coast) syn 防震 fáng zhèn shockproof / to guard against earthquakes 仪仗队 儀仗隊 yí zhàng duì honor guard / guard of honor / the banner bearing contingent leading a military procession 回马枪 回馬槍 huí mǎ qiāng sudden thrust (that catches the opponent off guard) 冷不防 lěng bu fáng unexpectedly / suddenly / at unawares / off guard / against expectations syn 严防 嚴防 yán fáng to take strict precautions / on your guard syn 守势 守勢 shǒu shì defensive position / guard 镇守 鎮守 zhèn shǒu (of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend / (fig.) to stand guard / to protect syn 锦衣卫 錦衣衛 jǐn yī wèi Brocade Uniform Guard, imperial bodyguard and secret police force of the Ming emperors 退守 tuì shǒu to retreat and defend / to withdraw and maintain one's guard 少壮派 少壯派 shào zhuàng pài young guard / young and vigorous group with new ideas / new wave 小将 小將 xiǎo jiàng (in classical literature) young military officer of high rank for his age / (during the Cultural Revolution) young militant in the Red Guard / (in modern usage) rising star (in sport, politics etc) syn 家丁 jiā dīng (old) servant hired to keep guard, run errands etc syn 据守 據守 jù shǒu to guard / to hold a fortified position / entrenched 换防 換防 huàn fáng to relieve a garrison / to change guard complement syn 守住 shǒu zhu to hold on to / to defend / to keep / to guard 花莲 花蓮 huā lián Hualien, city and county on the east coast of Taiwan 护着 護著 hù zhe to protect / to guard / to shield 执事 執事 zhí shi paraphernalia of a guard of honor 防患 fáng huàn to take preventative measures / to guard against accident or disaster 值守 zhí shǒu (of a security guard etc) to be on duty, keeping an eye on things / to keep watch 妈祖 媽祖 mā zǔ Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia 禁卫军 禁衛軍 jìn wèi jūn imperial guard 禁卫 禁衛 jìn wèi defense of the imperial palace or of the capital / the palace guard (or a member of that unit) 东海岸 東海岸 dōng hǎi àn East Coast 大亚湾 大亞灣 dà yà wān Daya Bay, located on the coast of Guangdong, near Shenzhen and Hong Kong 边防军 邊防軍 biān fáng jūn border guard / frontier army syn 扼守 è shǒu to hold a pass / to guard (a strategic location) syn 船舰 船艦 chuán jiàn navy vessel / (coast guard) patrol boat 戍边 戍邊 shù biān to garrison the border / to guard the frontier / exile to a border garrison post syn 力戒 lì jiè to try everything to avoid / to guard against syn 戒骄戒躁 戒驕戒躁 jiè jiāo jiè zào to guard against pride and impatience (idiom) / to remain modest and keep cool 守卫者 守衛者 shǒu wèi zhě defender / a guard 慎言 shèn yán to speak cautiously / to guard one's tongue 卫护 衛護 wèi hù to guard / to protect syn 国民警卫队 國民警衛隊 guó mín jǐng wèi duì National Guard (United States) 镇 鎮 zhèn to press down / to calm / to subdue / to suppress / to guard / garrison / small town / to cool or chill (food or drinks) syn 守 shǒu to guard / to defend / to keep watch / to abide by the law / to observe (rules or ritual) / nearby / adjoining syn 戒 jiè to guard against / to exhort / to admonish or warn / to give up or stop doing sth / Buddhist monastic discipline / ring (for a finger) syn 防 fáng to protect / to defend / to guard against / to prevent syn 以防万一 以防萬一 yǐ fáng wàn yī to guard against the unexpected (idiom) / just in case / prepared for any eventualities syn 卫 衛 wèi to guard / to protect / to defend / abbr. for 衛生|卫生, hygiene / health / abbr. for 衛生間|卫生间, toilet syn 岸 àn bank / shore / beach / coast syn 金门 金門 jīn mén Kinmen or Quemoy islands off the Fujian coast, administered by Taiwan / Jinmen county in Quanzhou 泉州[Quan2 zhou1], Fujian, PRC 阿伯丁 ā bó dīng Aberdeen (city on east coast of Scotland) 湄 méi (literary) shore / coast / bank syn 狱吏 獄吏 yù lì prison guard / jailer (old) syn 查岗 查崗 chá gǎng to check the guard posts / (coll.) to check up on sb (spouse, employee etc) 白军 白軍 bái jūn White Guard or White Movement, anti-communist troops fighting against the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War (1917-1922) 腓尼基 féi ní jī Phoenicia, ancient civilization along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea 镡 鐔 xín guard (on a sword handle) / pommel (on a sword handle) / dagger / Taiwan pr. [tan2] 马德拉斯 馬德拉斯 mǎ dé lā sī Madras or Chennai 欽奈|钦奈[Qin1 nai4], capital of Tamil Nadu on East coast of India 