巡捕 xúnbǔ to patrol and capture Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 巡捕 xúnbǔ to patrol and capture To go on patrol to search for and arrest criminals concession police A police officer in a former foreign concession in China; specifically those hired by foreigners in the late Qing Dynasty and early 20th century escort official (historical) A minor official or attendant serving a high-ranking military or civil officer, such as a governor or general, during the Qing Dynasty public security official (historical) An official responsible for maintaining public order in the capital during the Qing Dynasty Frequency Movie subtitles 0.030 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.247 per million Cross-References Classifier 个 gè位 wèiSynonym 捕快 bǔkuài警察 jǐngchá警员 jǐngyuán巡警 xúnjǐng Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
巡捕 xúnbǔ to patrol and capture To go on patrol to search for and arrest criminals concession police A police officer in a former foreign concession in China; specifically those hired by foreigners in the late Qing Dynasty and early 20th century escort official (historical) A minor official or attendant serving a high-ranking military or civil officer, such as a governor or general, during the Qing Dynasty public security official (historical) An official responsible for maintaining public order in the capital during the Qing Dynasty Frequency Movie subtitles 0.030 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.247 per million Cross-References Classifier 个 gè位 wèiSynonym 捕快 bǔkuài警察 jǐngchá警员 jǐngyuán巡警 xúnjǐng Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
