How to say “traffic police” in Chinese
traffic police
“Traffic police” in Chinese is 交警, jiāo jǐng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
交警 is read jiāo jǐng: 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
At the bottom, 言 “word, speech”: you warn with words. On top, 敬 jìng hints at the sound.
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 “交警”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 交警. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他超速了，被交警罚了两百块钱。tāchāosùle,bèijiāojǐngfáleliǎngbǎikuàiqiánHe was speeding, and the traffic police fined him two hundred yuan.
- 他昨天叫交警给罚了tāzuótiānjiàojiāojǐnggěifáleHe got fined by the traffic police yesterday.
More words from the lesson “Parking and gas”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “traffic police” in Chinese?
“Traffic police” in Chinese is 交警, pinyin jiāojǐng.
What does 交警 mean?
交警 (jiāojǐng) means “traffic police”.
How do you write 交警?
交警 is 2 characters: 交 (jiāo) — cross; hand over; 警 (jǐng) — warn; police. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 交警?
交警 is read jiāojǐng. Tones: jiāo — first tone, jǐng — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“traffic police” in the lesson “Parking and gas”
This word is from the topic “On the road: transportation” of HSK 4. 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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