report an emergency; ask for urgent help
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to report an emergency; to ask for urgent assistance
formalMostly used in serious contexts like warfare, natural disasters, or critical situations.
Qián前
xiàn线
shì士
bīng兵
fā发
huí回
le了
gào告
jí急
diàn电
bào报
。
Soldiers at the front line sent back an urgent request for help.
Hóng洪
shuǐ水
yān淹
mò没
cūn村
zhuāng庄
hòu后
，
dāng当
dì地
zhèng政
fǔ府
lì立
jí即
xiàng向
quán全
guó国
gào告
jí急
。
After the flood submerged the village, the local government immediately called for nationwide emergency assistance.
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Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
zī资
jīn金
liàn链
duàn断
liè裂
，
yǐ已
jīng经
xiàng向
yín银
háng行
gào告
jí急
le了
。
This company's funding chain has broken, and it has already made an urgent appeal to the bank.