警察
jǐngchá
police
Part of speech · noun
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Examples
- 叫警察!Call the police!
- 警察来了。Police came.
Collocations
叫警察一位警察警察局
Mnemonic
警察 jǐngchá "police" — 警 (warn/alert) + 察 (observe). Cognate of Korean gyeongchal / Japanese 警察 keisatsu. 警察局 = police station, 警察叔叔 = "Officer Uncle" (friendly address).
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