特警 (tè jǐng) — special police; SWAT team members | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

special policeSWAT team members

Measure word · 个

Examples

特警，。
Tā shì yì míng tè jǐng, měi tiān dōu yào jiē shòu yán gé xùn liàn.
He is a special police officer and undergoes rigorous training every day.
特警。
tè jǐng Men shǐ yòng le xiān jìn de zhuāng bèi lái zhí xíng rèn wu.
The special police used advanced equipment to carry out their mission.
，特警。
Zài jǐn jí qíng kuàng xià, tè jǐng xùn sù dào dá le xiàn chǎng.
In an emergency, the special police quickly arrived at the scene.

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.

特tèspecial

特 gives special and 警 gives police, together naming a police unit with special duties.

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.

牛寺特

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

寺

寺sì特tè

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

The shape combines 牛 (ox) with 寺, which gives the pronunciation; it originally meant a large bull.

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.

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