警察局

jǐngchájú

noun #2,884

Measure Word

一个警察局 gè

Meanings

1 police station
2 police department

Characters

to inspect; examine

Examples

最近的警察局在哪里？

Zuìjìn de jǐngchájú zài nǎlǐ?

Where is the nearest police station?

他被带到了警察局。

Tā bèi dàidào le jǐngchájú.

He was taken to the police station.

我去警察局报案了。

Wǒqù jǐngchájú bào'àn le.

I went to the police station to report a case.

Tips

usage

In mainland China, 派出所 (pàichūsuǒ) is more commonly used for local police stations, while 警察局 is the general term or used in other Chinese-speaking regions.

Stroke Order

警 jǐng

察 chá

局 jú