警察jǐng chápolice
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.
policenoun
- 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?
How is 警察 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你哥哥做什么工作?
Nǐ gēge zuò shénme gōngzuò?
What does your older brother do?
- Speaker B:
我哥哥是警察。
Wǒ gēge shì jǐngchá.
My older brother is a police officer.
- Speaker A:
他工作很忙吧?
Tā gōngzuò hěn máng ba?
His work must be busy, right?
- Speaker B:
是,很忙。
Shì, hěn máng.
Yes, very busy.
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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.