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HSK
5

to call the police

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

bao4jing3 bàojǐng

Meaning


Primary

to call the police

Alternatives

call the police, calling the police, calls the police, called the police, to report to the police, report to the police

Mnemonic


报警 To call the police is 报 to report to the 警 police what happened.

Usage


最好 打 电话 报警。

We'd better call the police.

她 看 到 小偷 后 立刻 报警。

She immediately called the police after seeing the thief.

如果 你 不 停 下来, 我 就 报警 了。

If you don't stop, I'll call the police.