júzi

局子

Word · Noun

police station; old-style institution; trap

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Meanings

3 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

police station (colloquial, historical)

informal

A colloquial term for a police station, common in older or period contexts. The suffix "子" is a common colloquial nominalizer.

Tā他
fàn犯
le了
shì事
 ，
bèi被
zhuā抓
jìn进
jú局
zi子
le了
 。

He got into trouble and was taken to the police station.

Zài在
jiù旧
shè社
huì会
 ，
qióng穷
rén人
dōu都
pà怕
jìn进
jú局
zi子
 。

In the old society, poor people were all afraid of going to the police station.

2.

noun

institution; office; establishment (old-style)

archaic

Refers to various old-style institutions or businesses, such as security bureaus (镖局) or martial arts schools (拳局).

Tā他
yé爷
yé爷
yǐ以
qián前
zài在
biāo镖
jú局
zi子
dāng当
biāo镖
shī师
 。

His grandfather used to be a guard in a security bureau.

Zhè这
tiáo条
jiē街
shàng上
yǐ以
qián前
yǒu有
jiā家
yǒu有
míng名
de的
quán拳
jú局
zi子
 。

There used to be a famous martial arts school on this street.

3.

noun

trap; snare; scheme

archaic

Found in early vernacular literature, meaning a deceitful trap or scheme to trick someone.

Xiǎo小
xīn心
 ！
Bié别
zhòng中
le了
tā他
men们
de的
jú局
zi子
 。

Be careful! Don't fall into their trap.

Tā他
shè设
xià下
yī一
gè个
jú局
zi子
 ，
xiǎng想
piàn骗
zǒu走
wǒ我
de的
qián钱
 。

He set up a scheme trying to cheat me out of my money.