"snitching" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 打小报告
• 告密

Definition

秘密向有权力的人报告他人做坏事的行为，通常被认为是背叛。常用于指向警察或老师告发某人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Snitching' 很口语，通常带有背叛的负面意义，经常用于朋友、小圈子之间。常听到“告密”，“打小报告”。不用于正式场合。

Examples

He got in trouble for snitching on his classmates.

他因为**打小报告**同学而惹上麻烦。

Some people think snitching is always wrong.

有些人认为**告密**总是错误的。

The kids promised to avoid snitching on each other.

孩子们承诺不再彼此**打小报告**。

Stop snitching if you want people to trust you.

如果你想让大家相信你，就别再**告密**了。

Everyone at school was scared of snitching after what happened last year.

去年发生的事后，学校里大家都害怕**打小报告**。

There's a code against snitching in this neighborhood.

这个社区有反对**告密**的规定。