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 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 崛起 jué qǐ to rise abruptly (to a towering position) / to tower over / to spring up / to emerge suddenly / the emergence (e.g. of a power) syn 前卫 前衛 qián wèi advanced guard / vanguard / avant-garde / forward (soccer position) 出其不意 chū qí bù yì to do sth when least expected (idiom) / to catch sb off guard syn 钟楼 鐘樓 zhōng lóu bell tower / campanile / clock tower / Bell Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc syn 塔楼 塔樓 tǎ lóu tower (of building) syn 塔台 tǎ tái control tower 把守 bǎ shǒu to guard syn 防盗 防盜 fáng dào to guard against theft / anti-theft 铁塔 鐵塔 tiě tǎ iron tower 屹立 yì lì to tower / to stand straight (of person's bearing) syn 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 水塔 shuǐ tǎ water tower 象牙塔 xiàng yá tǎ ivory tower syn 矗立 chù lì to tower / standing tall and upright (of large building) syn 中流砥柱 zhōng liú dǐ zhù mainstay / cornerstone / tower of strength 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 耸立 聳立 sǒng lì to stand tall / to tower aloft 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 电视塔 電視塔 diàn shì tǎ TV tower 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) 斜塔 xié tǎ leaning tower 冷却塔 冷卻塔 lěng què tǎ cooling tower 冷不防 lěng bu fáng unexpectedly / suddenly / at unawares / off guard / against expectations syn 跳台 跳臺 tiào tái diving platform / diving tower / landing platform 海警 hǎi jǐng coast guard 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 城楼 城樓 chéng lóu city gate tower syn 家丁 jiā dīng (old) servant hired to keep guard, run errands etc syn 桥头堡 橋頭堡 qiáo tóu bǎo bridgehead (military) / stronghold serving as a base for advancing further into enemy territory / bridge tower (ornamental structure at either end of a bridge) / (fig.) gateway (place that provides access to other places beyond it) / bridgehead (key location serving as a base for further expansion) 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 鼓楼 鼓樓 gǔ lóu a drum tower / Drum Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc syn 层楼 層樓 céng lóu multistoried building / tower / pagoda 守住 shǒu zhu to hold on to / to defend / to keep / to guard 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 楼台 樓臺 lóu tái (dialect) balcony / terrace / (literary) high building / tower / (old) stage for theatrical performance syn 值守 zhí shǒu (of a security guard etc) to be on duty, keeping an eye on things / to keep watch 高塔 gāo tǎ tower / CL:座[zuo4] 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) 范仲淹 fàn zhòng yān Fan Zhongyan (989-1052), Song dynasty scholar and politician, author of On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记[Yue4yang2 Lou2 Ji4] 边防军 邊防軍 biān fáng jūn border guard / frontier army syn 塔吊 tǎ diào tower crane 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 舍利塔 shè lì tǎ stupa / tower venerating the ashes of the Buddha 岳阳楼记 岳陽樓記 yuè yáng lóu jì On Yueyang Tower (1046), essay by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹[Fan4 Zhong4yan1] 国民警卫队 國民警衛隊 guó mín jǐng wèi duì National Guard (United States) 