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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

中国の警察官

Native Script:警察官

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chūgoku no keisatsukan

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Jingchá/ˈdʒɪŋˌtʃɑː/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #4500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"中国の警察官がパトロールを行っています。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A police officer in the People's Republic of China.

    "The jingcha patrolled the busy commercial streets of Beijing to ensure public safety."
  2. 2

    The police force of China collectively.

    "He had to report the lost passport to the local jingcha station."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Mandarin Chinese compound 警察 (jǐngchá), combining 警 (jǐng, meaning to alert or guard) and 察 (chá, meaning to examine or inspect). The term entered Western lexicographical use primarily through Pinyin romanization in media and socio-political contexts referring to law enforcement officers in the People's Republic of China.

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