xún bǔ

巡 捕

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n.entourage of local officials, such as provincial viceroy and imperial inspector, in the Qing Dynasty
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n.police or policeman in former foreign concessions
- xún bǔ fáng
  巡捕房
  police station in former foreign concessions
- jiù shè huì de xún bǔ zǒng shì bù zuò zhèng shì
  旧社会的巡捕总是不做正事。
  In the old society, the police always didn't do the right thing.
- nà ge xún bǔ kàn qǐ lai gèng kě xiào le
  那个巡捕看起来更可笑了。
  The policemen looked even more ridiculous.
synonym
jǐng chá警察 xún jǐng巡警 jǐng yuán警员

巡捕