警告

jǐnggào

verb HSK 5 #1,374

Meanings

1 to warn; to admonish
2 warning; caution

Characters

to warn; alert; police

to tell; to inform

An alert telling — a formal warning.

Examples

医生警告他不要再喝酒了。

Yīshēng jǐnggào tā bùyào zài hējiǔ le.

The doctor warned him not to drink anymore.

老师给了他一个警告。

Lǎoshī gěi le tā yī gè jǐnggào.

The teacher gave him a warning.

系统发出了安全警告。

Xìtǒng fāchū le ānquán jǐnggào.

The system issued a security warning.

我警告你，别再迟到了！

Wǒ jǐnggào nǐ, bié zài chídào le!

I'm warning you, don't be late again!

Tips

usage

警告 can be both a verb ('to warn') and a noun ('a warning'). As a noun, it's often used in formal/official contexts: 发出警告 (issue a warning), 给予警告 (give a warning).

Stroke Order

警 jǐng

告 gào