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Emergencies & Safety in Traditional Chinese · HSK 4

70 Traditional Chinese words and phrases for emergencies & safety, at HSK 4 level. Each entry shows the word, how to read it, what it means, and a full example sentence with translation.

  1. 緊急 jǐnjí
    urgent; emergency

    遇到緊急情況別慌。

    Don't panic in an emergency.

  2. 情況 qíngkuàng
    situation; condition

    現在情況怎麼樣?

    How is the situation now?

  3. 騙子 piànzi
    swindler; con artist

    他是個騙子,別信他。

    He's a con artist — don't believe him.

  4. 詐騙 zhàpiàn
    fraud; scam

    小心電話詐騙。

    Beware of phone scams.

  5. piàn
    to deceive; to cheat

    他騙了我的錢。

    He cheated me out of my money.

  6. qiǎng
    to rob; to snatch

    有人搶了她的包。

    Someone snatched her bag.

  7. 急診 jízhěn
    emergency treatment; ER visit

    他半夜去看了急診。

    He went to the ER in the middle of the night.

  8. 暈倒 yūndǎo
    to faint; to pass out

    她熱得暈倒了。

    She fainted from the heat.

  9. 中暑 zhòngshǔ
    to get heatstroke

    夏天容易中暑。

    It's easy to get heatstroke in summer.

  10. 燙傷 tàngshāng
    to scald; a burn (from liquid/heat)

    我的手被燙傷了。

    My hand got scalded.

  11. 傷口 shāngkǒu
    wound; cut

    傷口還在疼。

    The wound still hurts.

  12. 消防員 xiāofángyuán
    firefighter

    消防員救出了孩子。

    The firefighters rescued the child.

  13. 滅火器 mièhuǒqì
    fire extinguisher

    車裡要放滅火器。

    You should keep a fire extinguisher in the car.

  14. yān
    smoke

    房間裡都是煙。

    The room is full of smoke.

  15. 煤氣 méiqì
    gas (cooking/coal gas)

    出門前關好煤氣。

    Turn off the gas before you go out.

  16. 逃生 táoshēng
    to escape (to safety)

    大家從樓梯逃生。

    Everyone escaped via the stairs.

  17. 逃跑 táopǎo
    to run away; to flee

    小偷逃跑了。

    The thief ran away.

  18. 安全出口 ānquán chūkǒu
    emergency exit

    安全出口在左邊。

    The emergency exit is on the left.

  19. 樓梯 lóutī
    stairs; staircase

    下樓梯要小心。

    Be careful going down the stairs.

  20. 冷靜 lěngjìng
    calm; to stay calm

    別哭,冷靜一下。

    Don't cry — calm down a bit.

  21. 放心 fàngxīn
    to be at ease; not to worry

    有我在,你放心吧。

    I'm here — don't worry.

  22. 提醒 tíxǐng
    to remind

    請提醒我帶傘。

    Please remind me to bring an umbrella.

  23. 警告 jǐnggào
    to warn; warning

    這是最後一次警告。

    This is the last warning.

  24. 保護 bǎohù
    to protect

    要保護好自己。

    You need to protect yourself well.

  25. jiù
    to save; to rescue

    醫生救了他的命。

    The doctor saved his life.

  26. 求救 qiújiù
    to call for help

    他打電話求救。

    He called for help on the phone.

  27. 出事 chūshì
    to have an accident; something goes wrong

    路口出事了。

    There's been an accident at the intersection.

  28. suǒ
    to lock; a lock

    別忘了鎖門。

    Don't forget to lock the door.

  29. 陌生人 mòshēngrén
    stranger

    別給陌生人開門。

    Don't open the door for strangers.

  30. 上當 shàngdàng
    to be fooled; to fall for a scam

    差點上當了。

    I almost fell for it.

  31. 創可貼 chuāngkětiē
    adhesive bandage; band-aid

    給我一個創可貼。

    Give me a band-aid.

  32. 嚴重 yánzhòng
    serious; severe

    他的病不嚴重。

    His illness isn't serious.

  33. 及時 jíshí
    in time; timely

    幸好你來得及時。

    Luckily you came in time.

  34. 立刻 lìkè
    immediately; at once

    我們立刻出發。

    We're setting off at once.

  35. 暴雨 bàoyǔ
    rainstorm; torrential rain

    明天有暴雨。

    There will be a rainstorm tomorrow.

  36. huá
    slippery; to slip

    雪後路很滑。

    The road is slippery after snow.

  37. 手電筒 shǒudiàntǒng
    flashlight

    停電時用手電筒。

    Use a flashlight during a power outage.

  38. 口罩 kǒuzhào
    face mask

    感冒了要戴口罩。

    Wear a mask when you have a cold.

  39. 體溫 tǐwēn
    body temperature

    他的體溫有點高。

    His temperature is a bit high.

  40. 平安 píng'ān
    safe and sound

    全家人都平安。

    The whole family is safe and sound.

  41. 接到陌生電話要小心,可能是詐騙。 jiēdào mòshēng diànhuà yào xiǎoxīn, kěnéng shì zhàpiàn.
    Be careful with calls from unknown numbers — they might be scams.
  42. 他被騙子騙走了五千塊錢。 tā bèi piànzi piànzǒule wǔqiān kuài qián.
    A con artist cheated him out of five thousand yuan.
  43. 別相信陌生人的話,容易上當。 bié xiāngxìn mòshēngrén de huà, róngyì shàngdàng.
    Don't believe what strangers say — it's easy to get fooled.
  44. 我的包被人搶走了! wǒ de bāo bèi rén qiǎngzǒu le!
    Someone snatched my bag!
  45. 他突然暈倒了,快叫救護車! tā tūrán yūndǎo le, kuài jiào jiùhùchē!
    He suddenly fainted — call an ambulance, quick!
  46. 天氣太熱,小心中暑。 tiānqì tài rè, xiǎoxīn zhòngshǔ.
    It's too hot — watch out for heatstroke.
  47. 我被開水燙傷了手。 wǒ bèi kāishuǐ tàngshāngle shǒu.
    I scalded my hand with boiling water.
  48. 快用滅火器把火滅了! kuài yòng mièhuǒqì bǎ huǒ miè le!
    Quick, put out the fire with the extinguisher!
  49. 發生火災時,請從安全出口逃生。 fāshēng huǒzāi shí, qǐng cóng ānquán chūkǒu táoshēng.
    In case of fire, please escape through the emergency exit.
  50. 著火的時候別坐電梯,要走樓梯。 zháohuǒ de shíhou bié zuò diàntī, yào zǒu lóutī.
    When there's a fire, don't take the elevator — use the stairs.
  51. 大家不要慌,冷靜一點。 dàjiā búyào huāng, lěngjìng yìdiǎn.
    Everyone, don't panic — stay calm.
  52. 情況很緊急,請立刻來醫院。 qíngkuàng hěn jǐnjí, qǐng lìkè lái yīyuàn.
    The situation is urgent — please come to the hospital at once.
  53. 他傷得很嚴重,被送進了急診室。 tā shāng de hěn yánzhòng, bèi sòngjìnle jízhěnshì.
    He was badly injured and was taken to the emergency room.
  54. 醫生及時把病人救活了。 yīshēng jíshí bǎ bìngrén jiùhuó le.
    The doctors saved the patient just in time.
  55. 出門前記得把門鎖好。 chūmén qián jìde bǎ mén suǒhǎo.
    Remember to lock the door properly before going out.
  56. 房間裡有煤氣味,快開窗! fángjiān li yǒu méiqì wèi, kuài kāichuāng!
    There's a smell of gas in the room — open the window, quick!
  57. 請提醒我按時吃藥。 qǐng tíxǐng wǒ ànshí chī yào.
    Please remind me to take my medicine on time.
  58. 路上注意安全,到了給我打電話。 lùshang zhùyì ānquán, dàole gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà.
    Stay safe on the way, and call me when you arrive.
  59. 下暴雨了,開車要特別小心。 xià bàoyǔ le, kāichē yào tèbié xiǎoxīn.
    It's pouring — be extra careful driving.
  60. 地上很滑,走路慢一點。 dìshang hěn huá, zǒulù màn yìdiǎn.
    The ground is slippery — walk slowly.
  61. 他從自行車上摔了下來,傷口在流血。 tā cóng zìxíngchē shang shuāile xiàlai, shāngkǒu zài liúxuè.
    He fell off his bike and his wound is bleeding.
  62. 幫我拿一個創可貼,好嗎? bāng wǒ ná yí ge chuāngkětiē, hǎo ma?
    Could you get me a band-aid?
  63. 孩子發燒了,先量一下體溫。 háizi fāshāo le, xiān liáng yíxià tǐwēn.
    The child has a fever — take his temperature first.
  64. 出事了!快來人啊! chūshì le! kuài lái rén a!
    There's been an accident! Somebody come, quick!
  65. 遇到危險時,要大聲求救。 yùdào wēixiǎn shí, yào dàshēng qiújiù.
    When in danger, call for help loudly.
  66. 警察警告他不要再開快車。 jǐngchá jǐnggào tā búyào zài kāi kuàichē.
    The police warned him not to speed again.
  67. 請把藥放在孩子拿不到的地方。 qǐng bǎ yào fàng zài háizi ná bu dào de dìfang.
    Please keep medicine out of children's reach.
  68. 他一個人去爬山,家裡人很不放心。 tā yí ge rén qù páshān, jiālǐrén hěn bú fàngxīn.
    He went hiking alone, and his family is really worried.
  69. 電梯壞了,我們被關在裡面了。 diàntī huài le, wǒmen bèi guān zài lǐmiàn le.
    The elevator broke down and we got trapped inside.
  70. 到家以後,記得報個平安。 dào jiā yǐhòu, jìde bào ge píng'ān.
    After you get home, remember to let me know you're safe.

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