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警察 jǐngchá

警察 jǐngchá Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 警察 jǐngchá .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jǐngchá | jing3 cha2
English translation
police
police officer
CL:
>[gè]

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Traditional form

警察 jǐngchá

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 警察 jǐngchá

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jǐng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. yán represents the meaning and jìng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

jìng

Semantic compound

yán

Positional decomposition

敬言

Number of Strokes

19
chá

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. gài represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

gài

Positional decomposition

宀祭

Number of Strokes

14

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Example sentences using 警察 jǐngchá

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警察 jǐngchá 贪赃受贿 shòu huì , bǎo 私囊 sī náng .

The policeman has lined his pockets by taking bribes.

觉得 juéde 有点 yǒu diǎn 对头 duì tóu , jiù jiào le 警察 jǐngchá .

She sensed something was amiss right now!

xiàn 警察 jǐngchá 局长 jú zhǎng tóng 联邦 lián bāng 调查局本市 běn shì de 警察 jǐngchá 一起 yīqǐ gān .

The county sheriff is working with the FBI and our own city police.

警察 jǐngchá de 人数 rén shù Shàng 五百.

The police force is 500 below strength.

警察 jǐngchá dǎo chū Bāo Zhōng de 东西 dōngxī 检查 jiǎnchá .

The police emptied her bag and examined the contents.

警察 jǐngchá Decomposition

See the 11 Chinese characters that make up 警察 jǐngchá and their own compounds.

警察 jǐngchá Compounds

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