How to say “call the police” in Chinese
call the police
“Call the police” in Chinese is 报警, bào jǐng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
报警 is read bào jǐng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”.
At the bottom, 言 “word, speech”: you warn with words. On top, 敬 jìng hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “报警”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 报警. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 出事了，快报警！chūshìle,kuàibàojǐngSomething's happened — call the police, quick!
- 我的包丢了我要报警wǒdebāodiūle,wǒyàobàojǐngMy bag is missing — I want to report it to the police.
- 我先去派出所报警然后去银行wǒxiānqùpàichūsuǒbàojǐng,ránhòuqùyínhángFirst I'll go to the police station to report it, then to the bank.
More words from the lesson “Lost property and the police”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “call the police” in Chinese?
“Call the police” in Chinese is 报警, pinyin bàojǐng.
What does 报警 mean?
报警 (bàojǐng) means “call the police”.
How do you write 报警?
报警 is 2 characters: 报 (bào) — report; newspaper; 警 (jǐng) — warn; police. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 报警?
报警 is read bàojǐng. Tones: bào — fourth tone, jǐng — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“call the police” in the lesson “Lost property and the police”
This word is from the topic “Services and formalities” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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