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How to Say ‘Please call the police’ in Traditional Chinese

請報警吧

qǐng bào jǐng ba

[Qing Baojing Ba]

💬 Usage Tip: 吧 softens a suggestion or request, so 請報警吧 feels less sharp than a plain command. You'll hear this a lot in suggestions like 我們走吧 = "let's go."

Phrase Breakdown

請

qǐng

[Qing]

please

Used to politely ask for something.

Example

請給我一杯水。

Please give me a glass of water.

報警

bào jǐng

[Baojing]

call the police

Contact the police to report a crime or emergency.

Example

如果發生事故，請報警。

If an accident occurs, please call the police.

吧

[Ba]

particle indicating suggestion or request

Used at the end of a command or request to soften the tone.

Example

我們走吧。

Let's go.

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