(jǐng chá) - police officer, police in Mandarin
jǐngcháTraditional: 警察
HSK 3
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Translation
police officer, police
Word origin
警察 means police. 警 (jǐng) means to warn or be alert, with 言 'speech' below the phonetic 敬 (jìng, respect). 察 (chá) means to examine or observe, with the 宀 'roof' radical above 祭 (jì, phonetic).
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 警 (jǐng, to warn) + 察 (chá, to inspect)
Stroke order
警
察
Examples
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The police are here!
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I want to call the police.
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That person is a police officer.
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The police are chasing the thief.
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My older brother is a police officer.
警察 (jǐng chá) means police officer, police. It is used as a noun in everyday Mandarin speech.
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