治安
zhì’ān
public security, law and order
Part of speech · noun
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治govern
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安peace
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Examples
- 这个小区的治安很好。Public order in this neighborhood is good.
- 警察负责维护社会治安。The police are responsible for maintaining public order.
Collocations
社会治安治安管理维护治安治安良好
Mnemonic
治 zhì "to govern, manage" + 安 ān "peace, safety": well-governed and at peace, i.e. public order, public security. Same as the Korean word chi-an (治安). It refers to the safe state in which social order is well kept, or to that order itself (社会治安 public order, 维护治安 to maintain order). 治 means "to govern, cure" (治理, 政治); 安 means "peace, safety" (安全, 安定). It stresses a stable society free of crime.
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秩序安全社会安定
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