请报警。

请报警。
Call the police, please.
qǐng bào jǐng

How it works

The structure is a simple polite request using 请 (qǐng).

  • 请 (qǐng): please
  • 报警 (bào jǐng): to report to the police

Chunk breakdown

The verb 报警 (bào jǐng) is a compound where 报 (bào) means 'to report', and 警 (jǐng) is short for 警察 (jǐng chá, police).

Emergency numbers

In mainland China, the emergency police number is 110. You can also instruct someone by saying 请打110 (qǐng dǎ yāo yāo líng).

Notes

A direct, polite command to bystanders to call the police.

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