Chinese word

警报

Pronunciation

Pinyinjǐng bào

Meaning

  • nounalarm

Example

警报响了，我们赶紧撤离。jǐng bào xiǎng le wǒ men gán jǐn chè lí

The alarm went off, so we quickly evacuated.

Illustration for 警报 (alarm)

More examples

我们接到海啸警报，马上疏散到高地。wǒ men jiē dào hǎi xiào jǐng bào mǎ shàng shū sàn dào gāo dì

We received a tsunami warning and immediately evacuated to higher ground.

Core concept

A noticeable warning signal that marks danger and prompts people to protect themselves or leave.

Common phrases

  • 发出警报fā chū jǐng bào

    sound an alarm

  • 接到警报jiē dào jǐng bào

    receive an alarm

  • 紧急警报jǐn jí jǐng bào

    emergency alarm

Similar words

警告jǐng gào: A spoken or written warning that points out danger or trouble and urges caution.
报警器bào jǐng qì: An alarm device that detects fire, an intrusion, or another danger and gives a sound or signal.

Definition in Chinese

发出提示危险或紧急情况的信息或信号，用以提醒人们采取防范或撤离。fā chū tí shì wēi xiǎn huò jǐn jí qíng kuàng de xìn xī huò xìn hào yòng yǐ tí xǐng rén men cái qǔ fáng fàn huò chè lí

Word origin

警报 (jǐngbào, "alarm") combines 警 (jǐng, "alert") + 报 (bào, "report"), giving the sense of a report that alerts people to danger.

Usage tips

  • English often says that an alarm goes off, while Chinese commonly describes the signal as sounding, making sound-related verbs useful in conversation.

Other meanings

  • warningnoun

Related words

  • 警报器jǐng bào qìalarm devicenoun
  • 警报声jǐng bào shēngalarm soundnoun

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