Chinese word

110

Pronunciation

Pinyinyāo yāo líng

Meaning

  • nounpolice emergency number

Example

请拨打110报警。qǐng bō dǎ 110 bào jǐng

Please call the police emergency number to report it.

Illustration for 110 (police emergency number)

More examples

遇到紧急情况请拨打110。yù dào jǐn jí qíng kuàng qǐng bō dǎ 110

When you have an emergency, please call the police emergency number.

Core concept

A direct route to police help when a crime, danger, or other urgent public-safety problem needs reporting.

Common phrases

  • 拨打110bō dǎ 110

    dial 110

  • 给110打电话gěi 110 dǎ diàn huà

    phone 110

  • 向110报警xiàng 110 bào jǐng

    call 110 to report an emergency

Similar words

报警电话bào jǐng diàn huà: A phone number used to contact the police when reporting a crime or requesting help.

Definition in Chinese

110是用于向公安机关报告犯罪、请求救助或反映紧急治安情况的报警电话号码。110 shì yòng yú xiàng gōng ān jī guān bào gào fàn zuì qǐng qiú jiù zhù huò fǎn yìng jǐn jí zhì ān qíng kuàng de bào jǐng diàn huà hào mǎ

Word origin

The headword uses a fixed three-digit code rather than an ordinary telephone number, and its digits are spoken in phone-number style as yāo yāo líng.

Usage tips

  • Learners familiar with 911 can remember that Chinese uses a different short code for police emergencies, so 110 is not a number to replace with an English-language equivalent.

Other meanings

  • emergency numbernoun

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