警察

jǐngchá

noun HSK 3 #318

Measure Word

一位警察 wèi

Meanings

1 police; police officer

Characters

to warn; police

to examine; to inspect

Examples

警察来了。

Jǐngchá lái le.

The police are here.

他是一名警察。

Tā shì yī míng jǐngchá.

He is a police officer.

我要报警叫警察。

Wǒ yào bàojǐng jiào jǐngchá.

I'm going to call the police.

Tips

usage

报警 means 'to report to police / call the police.' The emergency number in China is 110 for police, 119 for fire, and 120 for ambulance.

Stroke Order

警 jǐng

察 chá