Definition & Meaning

1.policeman; constable

2.policeman on patrol to maintain public order

xún jǐng

巡 警

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1
n.datedpoliceman; constable
- xún jǐng de chēng hu shì cóng xún bǔ yī cí yǎn huà ér lái de
  巡警的称呼是从“巡捕”一词演化而来的。
  The name patrolman evolved from the term "patrol arrest".
synonym
jǐng chá警察 jǐng yuán警员 bǔ kuài捕快 xún bǔ巡捕
2
n.policeman on patrol to maintain public order
- jǐng duì xī wàng zēng jiā piàn qū xún jǐng de shù liàng
  警队希望增加片区巡警的数量。
  The force hopes to increase the number of its beat constables.
- wǒ pài le biàn yī jǐng chá hé xún jǐng sōu chá zhè ge shè qū
  我派了便衣警察和巡警搜查这个社区。
  I got unis and plain clothes combing the neighborhood.
synonym
jǐng chá警察 jǐng yuán警员 bǔ kuài捕快 xún bǔ巡捕

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