报案 (bào àn) — to report a case to the authorities
Definition
报案 specifically means filing a criminal or incident report with the police. To report wrongdoing or a wrongdoer, use 举报; for an emergency call, use 报警.
verb
to report a case to the authorities
Examples
- 报案。Tā qù pài chū suǒ bào àn le.He went to the police station to report the case.
- 。Wǒ yǐ jīng bào guò àn le.I have already reported the case.
- 报案。Nǐ yīng gāi xiàng jǐng chá bào àn.You should report the case to the police.
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