警告

jǐnggào

verb HSK 5 #1,374

Meanings

1 to warn; to admonish
2 warning; caution

Characters

to warn; alert; police

to tell; to inform

An alert telling - a formal warning.

Examples

医生警告他不要再喝酒了。

Yīshēng jǐnggào tā bùyào zài hējiǔ le.

The doctor warned him not to drink anymore.

老师给了他一个警告。

Lǎoshī gěi le tā yīgè jǐnggào.

The teacher gave him a warning.

系统发出了安全警告。

Xìtǒng fāchū le ānquán jǐnggào.

The system issued a security warning.

我警告你，别再迟到了！

Wǒ jǐnggào nǐ, bié zài chídào le!

I'm warning you, don't be late again!

Tips

usage

警告 can be both a verb ("to warn") and a noun ("a warning"). As a noun, it is often used in formal / official contexts: 发出警告 (issue a warning), 给予警告 (give a warning).

Stroke Order

警 jǐng

告 gào