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告急

gàojí
verb #57,811

Meanings

  1. 1 to report an emergency and ask for help
  2. 2 to be in a critical state
  3. 3 to run critically short

Examples

HSK 7-9
医院血库告急，呼吁市民献血。
Yīyuàn xuèkù gàojí, hūyù shìmín xiànxuè.
The hospital's blood bank is running critically low and is asking the public to donate blood.
HSK 7-9
前线告急，将军连夜派兵增援。
Qiánxiàn gàojí, jiāngjūn liányè pài bīng zēngyuán.
The front line sent word of an emergency, and the general dispatched reinforcements that same night.
HSK 7-9
连日暴雨，多处堤坝告急。
Liánrì bàoyǔ, duō chù dībà gàojí.
After days of heavy rain, embankments in several places are in danger.

Tips

usage
A headline word: 库存告急 "stock running out", 床位告急 "hospital beds running short". Jokingly, 电量告急 "battery almost dead".

Stroke Order

告 gào
急 jí