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预警

yùjǐng

to give warning; early warning

A meteorologist warns of a storm while people leave the coast
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Characters in this word

预 yù

Strokes
10
Radical
页 — page, sheet, leaf
Made of
予 to give 页 page, sheet, leaf
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
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警 jǐng

Strokes
19
Radical
言 — words, speech
Made of
敬 to respect, to honor 言 words, speech
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 警

Example phrases

  • 气象部门提前发布预警,使沿海居民有充足时间转移到安全地带。 Qìxiàng bùmén tíqián fābù yùjǐng, shǐ yánhǎi jūmín yǒu chōngzú shíjiān zhuǎnyí dào ānquán dìdài. The meteorological department issued an early warning in advance, giving coastal residents enough time to move to safety.
  • 手机上收到暴雨预警后,我们取消了去山里旅游的计划。 Shǒujī shàng shōudào bàoyǔ yùjǐng hòu, wǒmen qǔxiāo le qù shān lǐ lǚyóu de jìhuà. After receiving the heavy rain warning on the phone, we cancelled our plan to travel to the mountains.
  • 系统能提前预警设备故障,帮工厂减少了不少损失。 Xìtǒng néng tíqián yùjǐng shèbèi gùzhàng, bāng gōngchǎng jiǎnshǎo le bùshǎo sǔnshī. The system can give early warning about equipment failures, helping the factory avoid many losses.

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