安全局

ānquánjú

noun #8,907

Measure Word

一个安全局 gè

Meanings

1 security bureau; security agency
2 national security bureau

Characters

safe; peace; secure

complete; whole; entire

bureau; office; department

Safety + bureau — a government agency responsible for security.

Examples

国家安全局负责情报工作。

Guójiā Ānquánjú fùzé qíngbào gōngzuò.

The National Security Bureau is responsible for intelligence work.

安全局正在调查这起案件。

Ānquánjú zhèngzài diàochá zhè qǐ ànjiàn.

The security bureau is investigating this case.

他在安全局工作了二十年。

Tā zài ānquánjú gōngzuò le èrshí nián.

He worked at the security bureau for twenty years.

Tips

usage

In China, 国家安全局 refers to the Ministry of State Security (MSS). The American NSA is translated as 美国国家安全局 (Měiguó Guójiā Ānquánjú). Each province also has a local 安全局 or 安全厅.

Stroke Order

安 ān

全 quán

局 jú