警察署

jǐngcháshǔ

noun #36,135

Measure Word

一个警察署 gè

Meanings

1 police station
2 police bureau

Characters

to examine, observe

Examples

他被带到警察署做笔录。

Tā bèi dài dào jǐngcháshǔ zuò bǐlù.

He was taken to the police station to give a statement.

警察署就在街角。

Jǐngcháshǔ jiù zài jiējiǎo.

The police station is right at the corner.

Tips

usage

More commonly heard via Japanese drama subtitles and Hong Kong/Taiwan media — 警察署 mirrors the Japanese 警察署 (keisatsusho). In Mainland China, the standard term is 派出所 (pàichūsuǒ, neighborhood station) or 公安局 (gōng'ān jú, public security bureau).

Stroke Order

警 jǐng

察 chá

署 shǔ