How to Say ‘Call the police’ in Traditional Chinese
幫我報警
bāng wǒ bào jǐng
[bahng waw baow jing]
💬 Usage Tip: [幫我 + verb] is a very useful pattern for asking someone to do something for you: [幫我叫車] "call me a taxi," [幫我看一下] "take a quick look for me."
Phrase Breakdown
幫
bāng
[bahng]
help
A verb meaning to help someone do something.
請幫我報警，謝謝。
Please help me call the police, thank you.
我
wǒ
[waw]
me; I
The first-person pronoun used here as the object of help.
幫我報警，我的東西被偷了。
Help me call the police; my things were stolen.
報警
bào jǐng
[baow jing]
report to the police; call the police
A verb phrase used when asking someone to contact the police.
快幫我報警，這裡有危險。
Quick, help me call the police; it's dangerous here.
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