执法局

執法局

zhífǎjú

noun

Meanings

1 law enforcement bureau
2 (urban) enforcement bureau

Characters

execute, carry out

Examples

城市管理执法局的人来查违建。

Chéngshì guǎnlǐ zhífǎjú de rén lái chá wéijiàn.

People from the urban management enforcement bureau came to check on illegal construction.

他在区执法局工作。

Tā zài qū zhífǎjú gōngzuò.

He works at the district enforcement bureau.

Tips

culture

In Chinese cities 执法局 most often refers to 城市管理综合行政执法局 — the 'chengguan' (城管) who enforce street-vendor, construction and sanitation rules. 城管 have a complicated public reputation in China; news stories about them are a recurring social-media topic.

Stroke Order

执 zhí

法 fǎ

局 jú