Chinese Word: 警 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

警HSK 4

Pinyin: jǐng

English Definition: to alert; to warn; police

Chinese Definition:
①注意可能发生的危险，戒备，告诫：警卫。警世。警告。警戒。警备。警惕。警省(xǐng)(警惕醒悟)。
②需要戒备的事件或消息：警号。警报。警钟。
③感觉敏锐，见解独到：警句。警觉。机警。
④国家维持社会秩序和治安的武装力量：警察。警士。

Antonyms: 匪

Total strokes: 20; Radical: 言

Pictophonetic:敬 indicates the sound; 言 (speech) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 敬 [ jìng ] to respect, to honor; respectfully
- 言 [ yán ] words, speech; to speak, to say

Similar Characters: 擎儆謦

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警察HSK 4	jǐng chá	police; police officer; Classifiers: 个
民警	mín jǐng	civil police; PRC police; abbr. for 人民警察
警告HSK 6	jǐng gào	to warn; to admonish
武警	wǔ jǐng	armed police
警方	jǐng fāng	police

1		jǐng chá 警察 zhèng zài 正在 xún luó 巡逻。 The police are patrolling.
2		wǒ 我 bèi 被 jǐng chá 警察 dài bǔ 逮捕 le 了。 I was arrested by the police.
3		mín jǐng 民警 zhèng zài 正在 diào chá 调查 cǐ shì 此事。 The police are investigating the matter.
4		jǐng chá 警察 bǎ 把 wū zi 屋子 wéi zhù 围住 le 了。 The police surrounded the house.
5		jǐng chá 警察 dài bǔ 逮捕 le 了 xián yí fàn 嫌疑犯。 The police officer arrested the suspect.

1		jǐng chá 警察 zhèng zài 正在 xún luó 巡逻。 The police are patrolling.
2		wǒ 我 bèi 被 jǐng chá 警察 dài bǔ 逮捕 le 了。 I was arrested by the police.
3		mín jǐng 民警 zhèng zài 正在 diào chá 调查 cǐ shì 此事。 The police are investigating the matter.
4		jǐng chá 警察 bǎ 把 wū zi 屋子 wéi zhù 围住 le 了。 The police surrounded the house.
5		jǐng chá 警察 dài bǔ 逮捕 le 了 xián yí fàn 嫌疑犯。 The police officer arrested the suspect.