骑警 (qí jǐng) — mounted police (on horse or motorbike) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

mounted police (on horse or motorbike)

Measure word · 个

Examples

骑警。
Jiē tóu yǒu qí jǐng zài xún luó.
There are mounted police patrolling the streets.
骑警。
Jié qìng huó dòng shí qí jǐng fù zé wéi chí zhì xù.
During festivals, mounted police are responsible for maintaining order.
骑警，。
Hěn duō chéng shì dōu yǒu qí jǐng, fāng biàn chǔ lǐ jiāo tōng wèn tí.
Many cities have mounted police, which is convenient for handling traffic issues.

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.

骑qímounted

骑, meaning mounted, and 警, meaning police, combine to name officers on horses or motorbikes.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 騎; 骑 is its simplified writing.

馬奇騎

Meaning part形符xíngfú

馬馬mǎhorse

Sound part声符shēngfú

奇

奇qí騎qí

Same sound today

The traditional form 騎 combines 馬, meaning horse, with 奇, which supplies the sound, for riding a horse; the simplified 骑 is a later shorthand.

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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