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报警

bàojǐng

Description

当你遇到危险或者看到有人犯罪的时候，可以打电话给警察，这就叫报警。

When you encounter danger or see someone committing a crime, you can call the police; this is called "报警".

在中国，报警的电话号码是一一零。

In China, the phone number to "报警" is 110.

Meanings

报警bàojǐng

to report to the police; call the police

我的钱包丢了，我要报警。

I lost my wallet and need to report it to the police.

报警bàojǐng

to sound an alarm; give a warning

机器出问题时会自动报警。

The machine will automatically alarm when there is a problem.

Related words

警察报案110危险打电话

Notes

  • Etymology

    报 (report) + 警 (alert/police), literally "to report an alert".

  • Nuance

    usually means calling police; can also mean a machine's automatic alarm.

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