宦骑 宦騎 huàn qí horse guard / imperial cavalry guard (of officials or eunuchs) 国子监 國子監 guó zǐ jiàn Guozijian, the highest educational administrative body in imperial China, in some dynasties also functioning as the highest institution of academic research and learning (Imperial College, aka Imperial Academy) 防范 防範 fáng fàn to be on guard / wariness / to guard against / preventive syn 警卫 警衛 jǐng wèi to stand guard over / (security) guard syn 仪仗队 儀仗隊 yí zhàng duì honor guard / guard of honor / the banner bearing contingent leading a military procession 伊斯兰革命卫队 伊斯蘭革命衛隊 yī sī lán gé mìng wèi duì Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps / Revolutionary Guard Corps / Pasdaran 联合国警卫队 lián hé guó jǐng wèi duì United Nations Guard Unit / Guard Unit 锦衣卫 錦衣衛 jǐn yī wèi Brocade Uniform Guard, imperial bodyguard and secret police force of the Ming emperors 禁军 禁軍 jìn jūn imperial guard syn 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) 皇朝 huáng cháo the imperial court / the government in imperial times syn 翰林 hàn lín refers to academics employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards, forming the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院 庙堂 廟堂 miào táng imperial ancestral temple / imperial court / temple syn 宗室 zōng shì imperial clan / member of the imperial clan / clansman / ancestral shrine syn 独占鳌头 獨佔鰲頭 dú zhàn áo tóu to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand) / to be the champion / to be the very best in any field syn 宫人 宮人 gōng rén imperial concubine or palace maid / imperial secretary (old) 石狮子 石獅子 shí shī zi guardian lion, a lion statue traditionally placed at the entrance of Chinese imperial palaces, imperial tombs, temples etc 庙 廟 miào temple / ancestral shrine / CL:座[zuo4] / temple fair / great imperial hall / imperial syn 上方宝剑 上方寶劍 shàng fāng bǎo jiàn imperial sword (giving bearer plenipotentiary powers) / imperial Chinese version of 007 licensed to kill syn 翰林学士 翰林學士 hàn lín xué shì members of the Hanlin Imperial Academy 翰林院, employed as imperial secretaries from the Tang onwards 宗正 zōng zhèng Director of the Imperial Clan in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1] 沈阳故宫 瀋陽故宮 shěn yáng gù gōng Mukden Palace, aka Shenyang Imperial Palace, the main imperial palace during the early years of the Qing dynasty (1625-1644), a secondary palace in subsequent years, now a museum 御厨 御廚 yù chú imperial chef / imperial kitchen 独占鳌头 獨占鰲頭 dú zhàn - áo tóu (idiom) to come first in triennial palace examinations (refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand) / to be the champion / to be the very best in any field syn 防止 fáng zhǐ to prevent / to guard against / to take precautions syn 预防 預防 yù fáng to prevent / to take precautions against / to protect / to guard against / precautionary / prophylactic syn 保安 bǎo ān to ensure public security / to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production) / public security / security guard syn 警惕 jǐng tì to be on the alert / vigilant / alert / on guard / to warn syn 防盗 防盜 fáng dào to guard against theft / anti-theft 下岗 下崗 xià gǎng (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty / (of a worker) be to laid off syn 守护 守護 shǒu hù to guard / to protect syn 保守 bǎo shǒu conservative / to guard / to keep syn 后卫 後衛 hòu wèi rear guard / backfield / fullback 前卫 前衛 qián wèi advanced guard / vanguard / avant-garde / forward (soccer position) 守卫 守衛 shǒu wèi to guard / to defend syn 护卫 護衛 hù wèi to guard / to protect / bodyguard (for officials in ancient times) syn 防备 防備 fáng bèi to guard against syn 提防 dī fáng to guard against / to be vigilant / watch you don't (slip) / also pr. [ti2 fang2] syn 警觉 警覺 jǐng jué to be on guard / alert / vigilance / alertness syn 保全 bǎo quán to save from damage / to preserve / to maintain / to keep in good repair / (Tw) security guard syn 戒备 戒備 jiè bèi to take precautions / to guard against (emergency) syn 警戒 jǐng jiè to warn / to alert / to be on the alert / to stand guard / sentinel syn 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 看守 kān shǒu to guard / to watch over syn 把门 把門 bǎ mén to stand as a goalkeeper / to keep guard on a gate 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 守住 shǒu zhu to hold on to / to defend / to keep / to guard 卫兵 衛兵 wèi bīng guard / bodyguard syn 卫队 衛隊 wèi duì guard (i.e. group of soldiers) syn 严防 嚴防 yán fáng to take strict precautions / on your guard syn 门卫 門衛 mén wèi guard at gate / sentry syn 防震 fáng zhèn shockproof / to guard against earthquakes 护着 護著 hù zhe to protect / to guard / to shield 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 执勤 執勤 zhí qín to be on duty (of a security guard etc) syn 掉以轻心 掉以輕心 diào yǐ qīng xīn to treat sth lightly / to lower one's guard syn 守备 守備 shǒu bèi to garrison / to stand guard / on garrison duty syn 镇守 鎮守 zhèn shǒu (of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend / (fig.) to stand guard / to protect syn 家丁 jiā dīng (old) servant hired to keep guard, run errands etc syn 冷不防 lěng bu fáng unexpectedly / suddenly / at unawares / off guard / against expectations syn 警备 警備 jǐng bèi guard / garrison syn 执事 執事 zhí shi paraphernalia of a guard of honor 站岗 站崗 zhàn gǎng to stand guard / to serve on sentry duty syn 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 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 看 kān to look after / to take care of / to watch / to guard syn 退守 tuì shǒu to retreat and defend / to withdraw and maintain one's guard 押运 押運 yā yùn to escort (goods or funds) / to convey under guard 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 守势 守勢 shǒu shì defensive position / guard 回马枪 回馬槍 huí mǎ qiāng sudden thrust (that catches the opponent off guard) 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 解 jiè to transport under 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 据守 據守 jù shǒu to guard / to hold a fortified position / entrenched 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 换岗 換崗 huàn gǎng to relieve a sentry / to change the guard 守卫者 守衛者 shǒu wèi zhě defender / a guard 慎言 shèn yán to speak cautiously / to guard one's tongue 换防 換防 huàn fáng to relieve a garrison / to change guard complement syn 卫护 衛護 wèi hù to guard / to protect syn 海警 hǎi jǐng coast guard 少壮派 少壯派 shào zhuàng pài young guard / young and vigorous group with new ideas / new wave 国民警卫队 國民警衛隊 guó mín jǐng wèi duì National Guard (United States) 狱吏 獄吏 yù lì prison guard / jailer (old) syn 防 fáng to protect / to defend / to guard against / to prevent 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) 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 守 shǒu to guard / to defend / to keep watch / to abide by the law / to observe (rules or ritual) / nearby / adjoining syn 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 