警告

jǐnggào

Traditional: 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

Stroke order for 警

Stroke order for 告

Examples

I have warned you.

He issued a warning to us.

This is the final warning.

The warning sign is written clearly.

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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This word is part of lesson 24.