警察

警察 jǐngchá

Police (policeman)

警察 in a sentence HSK 4 jingcha

What 警察 means

  1. Police (policeman)

These meanings come from the same dictionary that powers the Chinese to Pinyin translator and the Chinese to English translator, so a whole sentence containing 警察 will read it the same way this page does.

Character by character

警察 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

jǐng
Warn (alert - police)
chá
Observe (examine)

How to write 警察

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警察 in a sentence

警察正在路口指挥交通。
Jǐngchá zhèngzài lùkǒu zhǐhuī jiāotōng.
A police officer is directing traffic at the crossroads.
有问题可以找警察帮忙。
Yǒu wèntí kěyǐ zhǎo jǐngchá bāngmáng.
If there is a problem you can ask the police for help.

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Questions about 警察

What does 警察 mean in English?

警察 is pronounced jǐngchá and means Police (policeman).

How do you pronounce 警察?

警察 is jǐngchá in pinyin — written jingcha without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 警察?

警察 is written with 2 characters: 警 (jǐng) Warn (alert - police), 察 (chá) Observe (examine). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 警察 an HSK word?

Yes — 警察 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.

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