巡逻

巡邏

xúnluó

verb HSK 7-9 #4,765

Meanings

1 to patrol
2 to go on patrol

Characters

Both characters relate to going around and checking — to patrol

Examples

警察每天晚上在这一带巡逻。

Jǐngchá měitiān wǎnshang zài zhè yīdài xúnluó.

The police patrol this area every night.

保安正在小区里巡逻。

Bǎo'ān zhèngzài xiǎoqū lǐ xúnluó.

The security guard is patrolling the residential compound.

Tips

usage

Can be used as both a verb and a noun: 巡逻 (to patrol) / 巡逻车 (patrol car) / 巡逻队 (patrol team).

Stroke Order

巡 xún

逻 luó