报案

報案

bào'àn

verb #8,466

Meanings

1 to report a case to the police
2 to file a police report

Characters

to report; to inform

case; legal case

Examples

钱包丢了，你应该去报案。

Qiánbāo diū le, nǐ yīnggāi qù bào'àn.

Your wallet is lost; you should file a police report.

她被偷了手机，决定去报案。

Tā bèi tōu le shǒujī, juédìng qù bào'àn.

Her phone was stolen and she decided to report it to the police.

警察建议他尽快报案。

Jǐngchá jiànyì tā jǐnkuài bào'àn.

The police advised him to file a report as soon as possible.

Tips

usage

报案 specifically means reporting a criminal case to the police. For reporting emergencies, use 报警 (bàojǐng). For reporting to authorities in general, use 举报 (jǔbào).

Stroke Order

报 bào

案 àn