Chinese word

警车

Pronunciation

Pinyinjǐng chē

Meaning

  • nounpolice car

Example

街上有一辆警车在巡逻。jiē shàng yǒu yí liàng jǐng chē zài xún luó

There is a police car patrolling the street.

Illustration for 警车 (police car)

More examples

接到报警后，警车立刻驶向事发地点。jiē dào bào jǐng hòu jǐng chē lì kè shǐ xiàng shì fā dì diǎn

After receiving the report, the police car immediately drove to the scene.

Core concept

A clearly marked police vehicle that brings official patrol and incident-response work onto the street.

Common phrases

  • 一辆警车yí liàng jǐng chē

    a police car

  • 警车巡逻jǐng chē xún luó

    police car patrols

  • 警车鸣笛jǐng chē míng dí

    police car sounds its siren

Similar words

巡逻车xún luó chē: A police vehicle that regularly patrols an area to watch over it and deter trouble.
警用车辆jǐng yòng chē liàng: Any vehicle used by the police for their work.

Definition in Chinese

执行警务任务的专用机动车，常在街道巡逻或赶赴事故现场，车身有明显标识以示身份与权责。zhí xíng jǐng wù rèn wù de zhuān yòng jī dòng chē cháng zài jiē dào xún luó huò gǎn fù shì gù xiàn chǎng chē shēn yǒu míng xiǎn biāo shí yǐ shì shēn fèn yǔ quán zé

Word origin

警 (jǐng, "policing") + 车 (chē, "vehicle") combines the idea of police work with a vehicle, directly naming this working vehicle.

Usage tips

  • Chinese commonly puts a vehicle classifier between a number and this noun, while English can place a number directly before the noun.

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