县公安局

縣公安局

xiàngōng'ānjú

noun

Meanings

1 county public security bureau (county-level police headquarters)

Characters

peace, security

Examples

他在县公安局工作了二十年。

Tā zài xiàngōng'ānjú gōngzuòle èrshí nián.

He worked at the county public security bureau for twenty years.

县公安局已经立案调查。

Xiàngōng'ānjú yǐjīng lì'àn diàochá.

The county public security bureau has opened an investigation.

Tips

usage

China's police hierarchy goes 公安部 (national) → 省公安厅 (provincial) → 市公安局 (municipal) → 县公安局 (county) → 派出所 (local police station). The county bureau is the lowest level with full criminal-investigation powers.

Stroke Order

县 xiàn

公 gōng

安 ān

局 jú