How to say “public security” in Chinese
public security; police
“Public security” in Chinese is 公安, gōng ān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
公安 is read gōng ān: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 宀 “roof”; under it, 女 “woman”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “公安”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 公安. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他在公安局2工作tāzàigōng’ānjúgōngzuòHe works at the police department.
More words from the lesson “Officials and power”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “public security” in Chinese?
“Public security” in Chinese is 公安, pinyin gōng’ān.
What does 公安 mean?
公安 (gōng’ān) means “public security; police”.
How do you write 公安?
公安 is 2 characters: 公 (gōng) — public, common; 安 (ān) — calm, safe. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 公安?
公安 is read gōng’ān. Tones: gōng — first tone, ān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“public security” in the lesson “Officials and power”
This word is from the topic “State and law” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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