cáo cấp
Definition
- Verb:
- To alarm: To urgently inform someone of a critical situation or imminent danger, signaling the need for immediate attention or action.
- To send an urgent alert: To formally report or notify about an emergency or a state of crisis.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Nhận được tin cáo cấp, anh ấy đi ngay. (Upon receiving the urgent alarm, he left immediately.)
- Họ phải cáo cấp cho chính quyền địa phương về thảm họa. (They had to alarm the local authorities about the disaster.)
Advanced Usage
- This verb is considered archaic and rare in modern Vietnamese. It is primarily encountered in historical, literary, or formal bureaucratic contexts.
- It implies a formal or official act of raising an alarm, often within a hierarchical or administrative system.
Variants and Related Words
- Báo động (v): to alert, to sound an alarm. (This is the more common modern equivalent.)
- Hệ thống báo động cháy đang kêu. (The fire alarm system is sounding.)
Synonyms
- To alert: To warn someone of a danger or problem.
- To sound the alarm: To give a signal that there is an emergency.
Related Idioms
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