报警
bàojǐngTraditional: 報警
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
报
警
Examples
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Something has happened, call the police quickly!
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She picked up the phone and called the police at once.
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If you are in danger, call the police immediately.
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The neighbour heard the noise and called the police.
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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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