警
报

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The word "警报" is formed by combining the character "警", meaning to warn or alert, with the character "报", meaning to report or inform; together they create a compound where "警" conveys the sense of warning and "报" conveys the sense of reporting, resulting in a term that literally means "warning report" and refers to an alarm or alert.

Example Sentences Hide

这是警报声。

Zhè shì jǐngbào shēng.

This is the alarm sound.

早上，警报突然响了。

Zǎoshang, jǐngbào tūrán xiǎng le.

In the morning, the alarm suddenly rang.

由于火灾，大楼拉响了警报。

Yóuyú huǒzāi, dàlóu lāxiǎng le jǐngbào.

Due to the fire, the building sounded the alarm.

如果听到警报，请立即撤离到安全区域。

Rúguǒ tīng dào jǐngbào, qǐng lìjí chèlí dào ānquán qūyù.

If you hear the alarm, please evacuate to the safe area immediately.

当警报持续鸣响时，我们必须保持冷静，并迅速寻找逃生路线。

Dāng jǐngbào chíxù míngxiǎng shí, wǒmen bìxū bǎochí lěngjìng, bìng xùnsù xúnzhǎo táoshēng lùxiàn.

When the alarm continues to sound, we must stay calm and quickly find an escape route.

Word Definition - 警报

jǐng bào (fire) alarm; alert signal; alarm; alert; warning

Individual Character Details

警 jǐng
报 bào