警界 (jǐng jiè) — police circles; the police community; the polic… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Refers to the police community as a profession or social circle — the police force collectively, not one officer. Use it for 'in police circles' or 'the police world' as a field.

noun

police circlesthe police communitythe police force

Examples

警界。
Tā cóng shì jǐng jiè gōng zuò yǐ jīng hěn duō nián le.
He has worked in the police circles for many years.
警界。
Zuì jìn jǐng jiè fā shēng le yì qǐ dà àn jiàn.
Recently, a major case occurred in the police community.
警界。
Tā zài jǐng jiè zhōng de wēi wàng hěn gāo.
She has high prestige within the police force.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

警 refers to the police, and 界 means a circle or field, so the word denotes police circles.

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.

敬言警

Meaning part形符xíngfú

言言yánspoken language, speech

Sound part声符shēngfú

敬

Same sound today

警 places 言 (speech) below 敬; 敬 gives the sound.

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

田介界

Meaning part形符xíngfú

田田tiánfield

Sound part声符shēngfú

介

介jiè界jiè

Same sound today

界 is built from 田 (field) and 介. 田 carries the meaning, while 介 gives the sound.

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