How to say “police officer” in Chinese
police officer
“Police officer” in Chinese is 警察, jǐng chá: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
警察 is read jǐng chá: 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.
On top, 宀 “roof”. It hints at the sound of 擦 cā.
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 “警察”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 警察. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 警察让他把车停在路边jǐngcháràngtābǎchētíngzàilùbiānThe police officer told him to pull over to the side of the road.
- 有困难找警察yǒukùnnan,zhǎojǐngcháIn trouble? Go to the police.
- 警察正在调查这件事jǐngcházhèngzàidiàocházhèjiànshìThe police are investigating the matter right now.
- 警察在后面追他。jǐngcházàihòumiànzhuītāThe police officer is chasing him.
- 警察终于追上了他jǐngcházhōngyúzhuīshàngletāThe police officer finally caught up with him.
- 遇到困难可以向警察求助yùdàokùnnankěyǐxiàngjǐngcháqiúzhùIf you're in trouble, you can turn to the police for help.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “police officer” in Chinese?
“Police officer” in Chinese is 警察, pinyin jǐngchá.
What does 警察 mean?
警察 (jǐngchá) means “police officer”.
How do you write 警察?
警察 is 2 characters: 警 (jǐng) — warn; police; 察 (chá) — observe, inspect. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 警察?
警察 is read jǐngchá. Tones: jǐng — third tone, chá — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“police officer” in the lesson “Law and rules”
This word is from the topic “Society and country” 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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