Chinese word

警官

Pronunciation

Pinyinjǐng guān

Meaning

  • nounpolice officer

Example

昨天警官来过我家。zuó tiān jǐng guān lái guò wǒ jiā

A police officer came to my house yesterday.

Illustration for 警官 (police officer)

More examples

巡逻中的警官及时赶到现场。xún luó zhōng de jǐng guān jí shí gǎn dào xiàn chǎng

The patrol officer arrived at the scene in time.

Core concept

A uniformed representative of the state who brings police authority to a particular situation.

Common phrases

  • 巡逻警官xún luó jǐng guān

    patrol officer

  • 便衣警官biàn yī jǐng guān

    plainclothes police officer

  • 社区警官shè qū jǐng guān

    community police officer

Similar words

警察jǐng chá: The public organization responsible for keeping order, preventing crime, and enforcing the law.
警员jǐng yuán: An individual police worker who performs everyday duties, including patrols and incident response.
公安gōng ān: A government body that oversees public-security services at the national or local level.

Definition in Chinese

执行巡逻、接报、调查与现场处置等警务任务，代表国家维护公共秩序和安全的人员。zhí xíng xún luó jiē bào diào chá yǔ xiàn chǎng chǔ zhì děng jǐng wù rèn wù dài biǎo guó jiā wéi hù gōng gòng zhì xù hé ān quán de rén yuán

Word origin

警官 (jǐngguān, "police officer") combines 警 (jǐng, "to alert or guard against") with 官 (guān, "official"), highlighting an official duty to protect public order.

Usage tips

  • English articles do not map neatly onto Chinese, so an English sentence about one officer usually needs a or the even when the Chinese sentence has no separate article.

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