警察 jǐng chá
“police; police officer”
nounHSK 4 · 2021 list level 3Measure word 个
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
警察 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1403: 警察 jǐngchá — Level 4; official annotation 4 (名). PDF page 115
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 警察
警察 means police or a police officer — the people, not the station. It is a countable noun, so use it with a measure word like 个 or 名, or with numbers and quantifiers. It commonly appears as the subject or object in everyday sentences.
例句Example sentences
- 警察来了。jǐng chá lái le.The police are here.
- 我哥哥是一名警察。wǒ gē ge shì yì míng jǐng chá.My older brother is a police officer.
- 那个警察帮助了一位老人。nà ge jǐng chá bāng zhù le yí wèi lǎo rén.That police officer helped an elderly person.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗很多警察们来了。
✓很多警察来了。
们 is not used after a quantity word like 很多; the plural is already clear.
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✗我要去警察问路。
✓我要去警察局问路。
警察 refers to officers, not a place; the place is 警察局.