公安局

公安局 gōngānjú

Public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station)^†

公安局 in a sentence HSK 6 gonganju

What 公安局 means

Public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station)^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 公安局, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

公安局 is written with 3 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

公

gōng

Public (official)

安

ān

Peaceful (safe - quiet - calm - satisfied - to fix)

局

jú

Situation (limit - department - cramped)

Words that share a character with 公安局

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公安局 in a sentence

办身份证要去公安局。

Bàn shēnfènzhèng yào qù gōngānjú.

To get an identity card you have to go to the public security bureau.

公安局就在这条街的尽头。

Gōngānjú jiù zài zhè tiáo jiē de jìntóu.

The public security bureau is at the end of this street.

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Questions about 公安局

What does 公安局 mean in English?

公安局 is pronounced gōngānjú and means Public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station) †.

How do you pronounce 公安局?

公安局 is gōngānjú in pinyin — written gonganju without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 公安局?

公安局 is written with 3 characters: 公 (gōng) Public (official), 安 (ān) Peaceful (safe - quiet - calm - satisfied - to fix), 局 (jú) Situation (limit - department - cramped). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 公安局 an HSK word?

Yes — 公安局 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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