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报警

報警
bàojǐng
verb HSK 5 #1,774

Meanings

  1. 1 to report to the police; to call the police
  2. 2 to sound an alarm

Characters

报
bào
to report; to inform
警
jǐng
police; to warn; alarm
To report to police - or to sound a warning alarm.

Examples

HSK 5
她被骗了以后马上报警了。
Tā bèi piàn le yǐhòu mǎshàng bàojǐng le.
She called the police right away after being scammed.
HSK 5
烟雾报警器响了。
Yānwù bàojǐngqì xiǎng le.
The smoke alarm went off.
HSK 6
快报警！有人偷东西！
Kuài bàojǐng! Yǒurén tōu dōngxi!
Call the police! Someone is stealing!

Tips

usage
China's police emergency number is 110 (read yāo-yāo-líng). 报警 can mean calling 110 or triggering any kind of alarm.
usage
报警器 = alarm device. 报警电话 = emergency call number.

Stroke Order

报 bào
警 jǐng