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警察jǐng chápolice

HSK 4word

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警察 (jǐng chá) means "police" and "police officer." It can name a single police officer, as in 我哥哥是警察 (My older brother is a police officer), or the police in general, as in 警察来了 (The police have come) and 我们去找警察吧 (Let's go find the police).

What does 警察 mean?

  1. 1.

    policenoun

  2. 2.

    police officernoun

What do the characters in 警察 mean?

  • 警police
  • 察to inspect

How do you use 警察?

See it in 我哥哥是警察, 警察来了 and 我们去找警察吧.

What are some examples of 警察 in a sentence?

  1. 我哥哥是警察。

    Wǒ gēge shì jǐngchá.

    My older brother is a police officer.

  2. 警察来了。

    Jǐngchá lái le.

    The police have come.

  3. 我们去找警察吧。

    Wǒmen qù zhǎo jǐngchá ba.

    Let's go find the police.

How is 警察 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你哥哥做什么工作?

    Nǐ gēge zuò shénme gōngzuò?

    What does your older brother do?

  2. Speaker B:

    我哥哥是警察。

    Wǒ gēge shì jǐngchá.

    My older brother is a police officer.

  3. Speaker A:

    他工作很忙吧?

    Tā gōngzuò hěn máng ba?

    His work must be busy, right?

  4. Speaker B:

    是,很忙。

    Shì, hěn máng.

    Yes, very busy.

Can you use 警察 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我哥哥是___。 (My older brother is a police officer.)
  2. 2.What does 警察来了。 mean?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 我们去找___吧。 (Let's go find the police.)

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.