jǐngtì 警惕 V be vigilant
jǐngwèi 警卫 V guard and defend (a military installation, a VIP, etc.)
jǐng 井 N well, (water) well 水井 shuǐjǐng water well / 油井 yóujǐng oil well
jǐng 颈 TRAD 頸 N neck 头颈 tóujǐng the neck / 长颈鹿 chángjǐnglù giraffe (long-necked-deer)
jǐngzhuī 颈椎 N cervical vertabra
jìng 净 ADJ clean (See gānjing 干净.)
jìng 竞 TRAD 競 V compete
jìngsài 竞赛 [comp: 竞 compete + 赛 contest] V compete; contest ■ 他们兄弟俩一直竞赛，看谁 学习
成绩好。Tāmen xiōngdì liǎ yìzhí jìngsài, kàn shuí xuéxí chéngjì hǎo. The two brothers have
always been competing with each other to see who is the better student.
jìngxuǎn 竞选 [v+obj: 竞 compete + 选 election] V run for office
jìngzhēng 竞争 [comp: 竞 compete + 争 strive] V & N compete; competition ■ 在这个市场上有好几 个
公司和我们竞争。Zài zhège shìchǎngshang yǒu hǎo jǐ gè gōngsī hé wǒmen jìngzhēng. Quite a
few companies are competing with us in this market. ■ 我们相信公平竞争。Wǒmen xiāng xìn
gōngping jìngzhēng. We believe in fair competition.
jìng 竟 ADV unexpectedly
jìngrán 竟然 ADV unexpectedly, contrary to expectation ■ 这个小孩下棋竟然胜了他爸爸。Zhège
xiǎohái xiàqí jìngrán shèng le tā bàba. Quite unexpectedly the child should beat his father in
chess.
jìng 敬 V respect
jìng’ài 敬爱 [comp: 敬 respect + 爱 love] V respect and love ■ 有多少孩子敬爱自己的父 母？Yǒu
duōshǎo háizi jìng’ài zìjǐ de fùmǔ? How many children respect and love their parents?
jìngjiǔ 敬酒 V propose a toast ■ 我提议向我们的 主人敬酒。Wǒ tíyì xiàng wǒmende zhǔrén jìngjiǔ.
I’d like to propose a toast to our host.
jìnglǐ 敬礼 V salute
jìngyè 敬业 V work with dedication, be dedicated to one’s work
jìng 境 N boundary, place
jìngjiè 境界 N 1 geographical boundary 2 spiritual extent, mental state
jìng 静 ADJ quiet, peaceful, silent ■ 阅览室里很 静，针掉在地上都听得见。Yuèlǎnshì li hěn jìng,
zhēn diào zài dìshang dōu tīng de jiàn. The reading room is so quiet that one can hear a pin drop.
■ 请大家静一静，我要宣布一件事。Qǐng dàjiā jìng yi jìng, wǒ yào xuānbù yí jiàn shì. Be quiet,
everybody. I have an announcement to make.
jìng 镜 TRAD 鏡 N mirror
jìngtóu 镜头 N 1 camera lens 2 shot or scene in photography or cinematography
jìngzi 镜子 [suffix: 镜 mirror + 子 nominal suffix] N mirror (面 miàn) 照镜子 zhào jìngzi look at oneself in
a mirror
jiū 究 V investigate
jiūjìng 究竟 ADV same as 到底 dàodǐ
jiū 纠 TRAD 糾 V rectify
jiūfēn 纠纷 N dispute
jiūzhèng 纠正 [v+compl: 纠 rectify + 正 correct] V rectify, correct ■ 我们应该及时纠正错 误。
Wǒmen yīnggāi jíshí jiūzhèng cuòwù. We should rectify our mistakes promptly.
jiǔ 九 NUMERAL nine 九一一 jiǔ-yāo-yāo 9/11, September 11 / 九千九百 九十九 jiǔqiān jiǔbǎi jiǔshíjiǔ 9,999 / 九九
八十一 jiǔjiǔ bāshíyī Nine times nine is eighty-one.
NOTE: See note on 一 yī regarding pronunciation of 一 as yāo.jiǔ 久 ADJ for a long time ■ 我等你等了很久 了。Wǒ děng nǐ děngle hěn jiǔ le. I’ve been waiting for
you for a long time. ■ 日久见人心。Rì jiǔ jiàn rén xīn. As time goes on, you will know a person’s
nature.