警告
jǐnggàoTraditional: 警告
#1153 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to warn; warning
Word origin
A compound of 警 meaning to alert and 告 meaning to tell, together to alert by telling. It means to warn or a warning.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 警 (jǐng, alert) + 告 (gào, tell)
Stroke order
警
告
Examples
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I have warned you.
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He issued a warning to us.
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This is the final warning.
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The warning sign is written clearly.
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The teacher warned the students not to be late.
警告 (jǐnggào) means to warn, or a warning. It works as both verb and noun and carries a serious tone.
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