警告
Old HSK 6
警告 (jǐnggào) · to warn
警告 (jǐnggào) means “to warn; warning”. It is written with 2 characters: 警 (to guard) + 告 (to tell). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 警告 is built
The characters
警 jǐng · to guard
What 警 is made of
- 敬jìng — to respect
- 苟gǒu — careless
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 句jù — sentence
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 苟gǒu — careless
- 言yán — words
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 言 gives the meaning, 敬 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
告 gào · to tell
What 告 is made of
- 牛niú — ox
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: To speak 口 with the force of an ox 牛 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
医生警告他不要再抽烟了。Yīshēng jǐnggào tā búyào zài chōuyān le.The doctor warned him not to smoke any more.
这个牌子上写着警告。Zhège páizi shàng xiězhe jǐnggào.There's a warning written on this sign.
Questions about 警告
What does 警告 mean?
警告 (jǐnggào) means “to warn; warning”.
How do you pronounce 警告?
警告 is pronounced jǐnggào.
Which HSK level is 警告?
警告 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 交警jiāojǐngtraffic police
- 警察jǐngchápolice
- 报警bàojǐngto call the police
- 警惕jǐngtìto be on guard
- 告诉gàosuto tell
- 广告guǎnggàoadvertisement
- 报告bàogàoreport
- 告别gàobiéto say goodbye
- 转告zhuǎngàoto pass on (a message)
- 被告bèigàodefendant
Learn 警告 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 100: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.