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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。

在中国,报警的电话号码是一一零。

Meanings

报警bàojǐng

to report to the police; call the police

我的钱包丢了,我要报警。

报警bàojǐng

to sound an alarm; give a warning

机器出问题时会自动报警。

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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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