警号

警號

jǐnghào

noun #37,509

Measure Word

一个警号 gè

Meanings

1 alarm
2 alert signal
3 warning siren
4 police officer's badge number (Hong Kong)

Characters

to warn; police

Examples

HSK 5

请记下那位警员的警号。

Qǐng jì xia nà wèi jǐngyuán de jǐnghào.

Please write down that officer's badge number.

HSK 6

天文台发出了八号风球的警号。

Tiānwéntái fāchū le bā hào fēngqiú de jǐnghào.

The observatory issued the No. 8 typhoon warning signal.

Tips

register

Two distinct senses split by region. In Mainland news it usually means 'warning signal / alarm' (typhoon 风球警号, fire 火警警号). In Hong Kong it almost always means a police officer's individual badge number (警员编号).

Stroke Order

警 jǐng

号 hào