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traffic police
police
to sound an alarm
to warn
to warn
police dog
to warn
to be on the alert
alarm bell
warning
to dispatch police to the scene of crime, accident etc
Notice where 警 sits in each complete thought.
They're probably waiting for the traffic police.
Source: Tatoeba #737182 · CC BY 2.0 FRAs soon as he saw a policeman, he ran away.
Source: Tatoeba #408826 · CC BY 2.0 FRWhose idea was it to call the police?
Source: Tatoeba #6903769 · CC BY 2.0 FRShe paid no heed to our warnings.
Source: Tatoeba #3565115 · CC BY 2.0 FRThis was a warning: the floods were coming.
Source: Tatoeba #2367595 · CC BY 2.0 FRThere's a policeman outside who wants to see you.
Source: Tatoeba #1233191 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.