Meaning of 警察
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- police; police officer
How to use 警察
警察 can mean the police as a group or a single police officer. It is often used with 叫 or 找 when you need help. Example: 快叫警察。(Kuài jiào jǐngchá.) Call the police, quick.
警 (jǐng) means to warn or be alert, as in 警告 (jǐnggào), and 察 (chá) means to observe, as in 观察 (guānchá). A police officer is someone who stays alert and watches carefully.
Common mistake: Learners often say 叫警察 when they mean "report to the police". In set phrases Chinese uses 报警 (bàojǐng), for example 我要报警 (wǒ yào bàojǐng), "I want to call the police." Also keep 警 in the third tone. Do not flatten it to jīng.
警察 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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警 jǐng · to guard · 19 strokes
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察 chá · to examine · 14 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 警察.
| 观察 | guānchá | to observe; to watch; to survey |
| 交警 | jiāojǐng | traffic police (abbr. for 交通警察[jiao1 tong1 jing3 cha2]) |
| 考察 | kǎochá | to inspect; to observe and study |
| 警告 | jǐnggào | to warn; to admonish |
| 报警 | bàojǐng | to sound an alarm; to report sth to the police |
| 民警 | mínjǐng | civil police; PRC police |
| 警官 | jǐngguān | constable; police officer |
| 察觉 | chájué | to sense; to perceive |
| 警车 | jǐngchē | police car |
| 警惕 | jǐngtì | to be on the alert; vigilant |
| 侦察 | zhēnchá | to investigate a crime; to scout |
| 监察 | jiānchá | to supervise; to control |
Questions about 警察
What does 警察 mean?
警察 (jǐngchá) means "police; police officer" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 警察?
警察 is made of 2 characters: 警 (19 strokes), 察 (14 strokes). That is 33 strokes in total.
Is 警察 an HSK word?
Yes. 警察 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 警察 and 民警?
警察 is the general word for police anywhere in the world. 民警 (mínjǐng) refers specifically to the civil police in mainland China and appears often in news and official contexts.
How do you say traffic police in Chinese?
Traffic police are 交警 (jiāojǐng), short for 交通警察 (jiāotōng jǐngchá). In everyday speech the short form 交警 is much more common.