警报

警報

jǐngbào

noun #2,393

Measure Word

一个警报 gè

Meanings

1 alarm
2 alert
3 warning signal

Characters

to report; to announce

Examples

火灾警报响了。

Huǒzāi jǐngbào xiǎngle.

The fire alarm went off.

请不要忽视这个警报。

Qǐng bùyào hūshì zhège jǐngbào.

Please don't ignore this alarm.

Tips

usage

警报 is used for alarms and alerts in general: 空袭警报 (air-raid siren), 台风警报 (typhoon warning). The verb is 拉警报 (to sound the alarm) or 发出警报 (to issue an alert).

Stroke Order

警 jǐng

报 bào