police station; precinct
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
police station; police precinct
archaicA term used historically in late Qing and early Republican China, particularly in treaty ports like Shanghai, for a local police station. Largely obsolete in modern Chinese but found in historical contexts.
Fàn犯
rén人
bèi被
yā押
wǎng往
bǔ捕
fáng房
shěn审
wèn问
。
The criminal was taken to the police station for interrogation.
Lǎo老
Shàng上
hǎi海
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
zū租
jiè界
bǔ捕
fáng房
。
Old Shanghai had many concession police stations.
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Tā他
bèi被
bǔ捕
fáng房
jū拘
liú留
le了
yī一
tiān天
。
He was detained by the police station for a day.