HSK 5 · HSK VOCABULARY

报警

bàojǐng

to sound an alarm

Character structure: 动
HSK: 5
Related HSK words: 2033
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01 · MEANING

报警

报警 (bàojǐng) is an HSK 5 Chinese word. Its most common English meaning is to sound an alarm; depending on context, it can also mean to report sth to the police. Read the examples below to choose the meaning that fits the sentence.

01to sound an alarm

02to report sth to the police

02 · EXAMPLES

报警

报警！Bào jǐng！

Call the police!

我们该报警。Wǒ men gāi bào jǐng。

We should call the police.

想报警的是谁？Xiǎng bào jǐng de shì shuí？

Whose idea was it to call the police?

03 · PRACTISE WRITING

Practise writing

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04 · QUICK CHECK

Quick check

报警

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