分局 (fēnjú): sub-bureau; branch office (of p…

Measure Word

一个分局 gè

Meanings

1 sub-bureau; branch office (of police, government agency)
2 local branch; precinct

Characters

分

fēn

to divide; branch; sub-

局

jú

bureau; office; department

Branch + bureau - a local branch of a larger government agency.

Examples

HSK 3

分局的警察很快赶到了现场。

Fēnjú de jǐngchá hěnkuài gǎndào le xiànchǎng.

Officers from the sub-bureau quickly arrived at the scene.

HSK 6

他在公安分局工作。

Tā zài gōng'ān fēnjú gōngzuò.

He works at the public security sub-bureau.

HSK 6

请到最近的分局报案。

Qǐng dào zuìjìn de fēnjú bào'àn.

Please go to the nearest precinct to file a report.

Tips

usage

分局 most commonly refers to a police sub-bureau (公安分局) - the district-level police office below the city-level 公安局. It also applies to other agencies: 税务分局 (tax branch), 工商分局 (commerce branch). Below 分局 is 派出所 (police station).