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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

快报警！有人偷东西！
Kuài bàojǐng! Yǒu rén tōu dōngxi!
Call the police! Someone is stealing!
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.
烟雾报警器响了。
Yānwù bàojǐngqì xiǎng le.
The smoke alarm went off.

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 (bàojǐngqì) = alarm device. 报警电话 (bàojǐng diànhuà) = emergency call number.

Stroke Order

报 bào
警 jǐng