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警员

jǐng yuándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
police officer / policeman (general term for any police officer) / police constable (lowest rank in mainland China and Hong Kong)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

警員 警员 [jing3 yuan2] /police officer; policeman (general term for any police officer)/police constable (lowest rank in mainland China and Hong Kong)/

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Other forms in these source records: 警員

  • 警
    jǐng

    to alert / to warn / police

  • 员
    yuán

    (bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity / (bound form) member / classifier for military generals

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.