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(bào jǐng) - to call the police, to report an emergency, to raise an alarm in Mandarin

bàojǐng

Traditional: 報警

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Translation

to call the police, to report an emergency, to raise an alarm

Word origin

A compound of 报 (bào, to report) and 警 (jǐng, alarm, police), meaning to report an emergency to the police or sound an alarm.

Origin
compound
Root
报 (bào, to report) + 警 (jǐng, alarm)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 报

Stroke order for 警

Examples

Something has happened, call the police quickly!

She picked up the phone and called the police at once.

If you are in danger, call the police immediately.

lín

The neighbour heard the noise and called the police.

After the police were called, they arrived very quickly.

报警 (bàojǐng) means to call the police or raise an alarm about an emergency. It is the verb used for dialling the emergency line and reporting danger or crime.

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This word is part of lesson 32.