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Emergencies & Safety in Chinese · HSK 1-2

70 Chinese words and phrases for emergencies & safety, at HSK 1-2 level. Each entry shows the word, how to read it, what it means, and a full example sentence with translation.

  1. 救命 jiùmìng
    help! (save me!)

    救命啊!快来人啊!

    Help! Somebody come, quick!

  2. 小心 xiǎoxīn
    to be careful; watch out

    小心,前面有车。

    Careful, there's a car ahead.

  3. 危险 wēixiǎn
    dangerous; danger

    这条路很危险。

    This road is very dangerous.

  4. 警察 jǐngchá
    police; police officer

    警察来了。

    The police are here.

  5. huǒ
    fire

    火很大,快走!

    The fire is big — get out, quick!

  6. bāng
    to help

    你能帮我吗?

    Can you help me?

  7. 帮忙 bāngmáng
    to help; to lend a hand

    请你帮帮忙。

    Please give me a hand.

  8. 打电话 dǎ diànhuà
    to make a phone call

    我给妈妈打电话。

    I'm calling my mom.

  9. 电话 diànhuà
    telephone; phone call

    电话在桌子上。

    The phone is on the table.

  10. 手机 shǒujī
    cell phone

    我的手机没电了。

    My phone is out of battery.

  11. 号码 hàomǎ
    number (phone, room, etc.)

    这是我的号码。

    This is my number.

  12. 医生 yīshēng
    doctor

    我爸爸是医生。

    My dad is a doctor.

  13. 医院 yīyuàn
    hospital

    医院在学校旁边。

    The hospital is next to the school.

  14. 生病 shēngbìng
    to get sick

    他生病了,不能来。

    He's sick and can't come.

  15. téng
    to hurt; painful

    我的手很疼。

    My hand hurts a lot.

  16. 头疼 tóuténg
    to have a headache

    他头疼,想睡觉。

    He has a headache and wants to sleep.

  17. 肚子 dùzi
    belly; stomach

    我肚子饿了。

    I'm hungry.

  18. 发烧 fāshāo
    to have a fever

    孩子发烧了。

    The child has a fever.

  19. 感冒 gǎnmào
    to catch a cold; a cold

    天冷了,小心感冒。

    It's getting cold — careful not to catch a cold.

  20. yào
    medicine

    这个药一天吃三次。

    Take this medicine three times a day.

  21. 休息 xiūxi
    to rest

    你要多休息。

    You should rest more.

  22. kuài
    fast; quick

    你走得真快。

    You walk really fast.

  23. màn
    slow

    他吃饭很慢。

    He eats slowly.

  24. tíng
    to stop

    雨停了。

    The rain has stopped.

  25. děng
    to wait

    我在门口等你。

    I'll wait for you at the door.

  26. jiào
    to call; to shout

    快去叫人!

    Quick, go get someone!

  27. lái
    to come

    快来这里!

    Come here, quick!

  28. zǒu
    to walk; to leave

    我们走吧。

    Let's go.

  29. pǎo
    to run

    他跑得很快。

    He runs fast.

  30. zhǎo
    to look for

    我在找我的手机。

    I'm looking for my phone.

  31. 迷路 mílù
    to get lost

    他在山里迷路了。

    He got lost in the mountains.

  32. 出口 chūkǒu
    exit

    出口在那边。

    The exit is over there.

  33. 入口 rùkǒu
    entrance

    入口在前面。

    The entrance is up ahead.

  34. mén
    door

    请关门。

    Please close the door.

  35. road; way

    这条路很长。

    This road is very long.

  36. chē
    car; vehicle

    路上车很多。

    There are a lot of cars on the road.

  37. 安全 ānquán
    safe; safety

    这里很安全。

    It's very safe here.

  38. 问题 wèntí
    problem; question

    我有一个问题。

    I have a question.

  39. 没事 méishì
    to be okay; it's nothing

    没事,我很好。

    It's nothing, I'm fine.

  40. 护照 hùzhào
    passport

    这是我的护照。

    This is my passport.

  41. 救命啊! jiùmìng a!
    Help!
  42. 小心!有车! xiǎoxīn! yǒu chē!
    Watch out! There's a car!
  43. 这里很危险。 zhèlǐ hěn wēixiǎn.
    It's very dangerous here.
  44. 快叫警察! kuài jiào jǐngchá!
    Call the police, quick!
  45. 着火了! zháohuǒ le!
    Fire! Something's on fire!
  46. 请帮帮我。 qǐng bāngbang wǒ.
    Please help me.
  47. 我想打个电话。 wǒ xiǎng dǎ ge diànhuà.
    I'd like to make a phone call.
  48. 你的电话号码是多少? nǐ de diànhuà hàomǎ shì duōshao?
    What's your phone number?
  49. 我生病了。 wǒ shēngbìng le.
    I'm sick.
  50. 我头很疼。 wǒ tóu hěn téng.
    My head hurts a lot.
  51. 我肚子疼。 wǒ dùzi téng.
    My stomach hurts.
  52. 他发烧了。 tā fāshāo le.
    He has a fever.
  53. 我感冒了。 wǒ gǎnmào le.
    I've caught a cold.
  54. 医院在哪儿? yīyuàn zài nǎr?
    Where is the hospital?
  55. 我要看医生。 wǒ yào kàn yīshēng.
    I need to see a doctor.
  56. 我要买药。 wǒ yào mǎi yào.
    I need to buy medicine.
  57. 你没事吧? nǐ méishì ba?
    Are you okay?
  58. 我没事,谢谢。 wǒ méishì, xièxie.
    I'm fine, thanks.
  59. 我迷路了。 wǒ mílù le.
    I'm lost.
  60. 出口在哪儿? chūkǒu zài nǎr?
    Where is the exit?
  61. 请等一下。 qǐng děng yíxià.
    Please wait a moment.
  62. 请慢一点儿。 qǐng màn yìdiǎnr.
    Slower, please.
  63. 别跑! bié pǎo!
    Don't run!
  64. 快来帮我! kuài lái bāng wǒ!
    Come help me, quick!
  65. 我的护照不见了。 wǒ de hùzhào bújiàn le.
    My passport is gone.
  66. 请开门。 qǐng kāimén.
    Please open the door.
  67. 别动! bié dòng!
    Don't move!
  68. 这里安全吗? zhèlǐ ānquán ma?
    Is it safe here?
  69. 谁能帮我? shéi néng bāng wǒ?
    Who can help me?
  70. 请慢慢说。 qǐng mànmàn shuō.
    Please speak slowly.

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