巡逻 (xún luó) — to patrol | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

巡逻 is a regular, repeated sweep of a route (guards, soldiers, police) to watch or guard. 巡视 is a one-time official inspection or survey, not an ongoing beat.

verb

to patrol

Examples

巡逻。
Bǎo ān měi tiān zài xiǎo qū lǐ xún luó.
The security guards patrol the neighborhood every day.
巡逻。
Shì bīng zài biān jìng xiàn shàng xún luó.
The soldiers patrol the border line.
巡逻。
Tā men měi tiān lún liú xún luó liǎng cì.
They take turns patrolling twice a day.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

巡 (patrol) and 逻 (patrol) combine to mean moving around to watch.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辵辵chuòwalk

Sound part声符shēngfú

川

川chuān巡xún

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

巡 pairs 辵, a walking part, with 川 as a sound part.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 邏; 逻 is its simplified writing.

辶羅邏

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuòwalk

Sound part声符shēngfú

羅

羅luó邏luó

Same sound today

The traditional form 邏 combines 辶, meaning walk, with 羅 for the sound; the simplified 逻 is a later shorthand.

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