Meaning of 巡捕房
巡捕房 means police station in foreign concessions in old China (esp. Shanghai and treaty ports), established by imperialists to suppress the Chinese people. Pronounced xún bǔ fáng.
- police station in foreign concessions in old China (esp. Shanghai and treaty ports), established by imperialists to suppress the Chinese people
Definitions & Examples
Jiù旧
shí时
Shàng上
hǎi海
de的
xún巡
bǔ捕
fáng房
jīng经
cháng常
qī欺
yā压
bǎi百
xìng姓
。
The police stations in foreign concessions in old Shanghai often oppressed the common people.
Tā他
yé爷
ye爷
yǐ以
qián前
zài在
xún巡
bǔ捕
fáng房
dāng当
guo过
xún巡
bǔ捕
。
His grandfather used to work as a constable in the police station.
Xún巡
bǔ捕
fáng房
yě也
jiào叫
bǔ捕
fáng房
，
shì是
dāng当
shí时
de的
jǐng警
chá察
jú局
。
The police station was also called 'bu fang', which was the police bureau of that time.