HSK 1 · Article · 139 characters · Listen: mandarinthewild.com/library/read/emergency-numbers-in-china

110、119、120

Emergency numbers in China

Name: ________________ Date: ________

在zài中国zhōngguó，有yǒu几jǐ个gè电话diànhuà，大家dàjiā都dōu要yào知道zhīdào。

110是shì警察jǐngchá的de电话diànhuà。你nǐ的de东西dōngxī没有méiyǒu了le，你nǐ可以kéyǐ给gěi他们tāmen打电话dǎdiànhuà。

家里jiālǐ着火zháohuǒ了le，给gěi119打电话dǎdiànhuà。

有人yǒurén病bìng了le，不能bùnéng走路zǒulù了le，给gěi120打电话dǎdiànhuà，医院yīyuàn的de车chē会huì来lái。

开车kāichē的de时候shíhou出chū了le事shì，给gěi122打电话dǎdiànhuà。

打电话dǎdiànhuà的de时候shíhou，你nǐ要yào说shuō你nǐ在zài哪里nálǐ，还hái要yào说shuō是shì什么shénme事shì。说话shuōhuà要yào慢màn一点儿yìdiǎnr。你nǐ不会búhuì说shuō中文zhōngwén？你nǐ可以kéyǐ说shuō：“请qǐng快kuài来lái！”这zhè几jǐ个gè电话diànhuà都dōu不bú要yào钱qián。

在zài你nǐ那里nàlǐ，有事yǒushì的de时候shíhou给gěi谁shéi打电话dǎdiànhuà？

Key words

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
中国	zhōngguó	China
几	jǐ	how many; a few; several
知道	zhīdào	to know; to be aware of
电话	diànhuà	telephone; phone
东西	dōngxī	east and west
没有	méiyǒu	not have; there is not
打电话	dǎdiànhuà	to make a phone call; to call
病	bìng	illness; disease; to be sick; to fall ill
医院	yīyuàn	hospital
车	chē	car; vehicle
来	lái	to come
开车	kāichē	to drive a car

English (for the teacher)

In China, there are a few phone numbers everyone should know.

110 is the police number. If your things have gone missing, you can call them.

If your home is on fire, call 119.

If someone is ill and can’t walk, call 120, and an ambulance will come.

If you have an accident while driving, call 122.

When you call, say where you are, and also what has happened. Speak a little slowly. Can’t speak Chinese? You can say, “Please come quickly!” These calls are all free.

Where you live, who do you call when something happens?