beat cop; community police officer; neighborhood police
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police officer assigned to a specific neighborhood or beat; community police officer responsible for local public security
informalColloquial term (口语) commonly used in northern Chinese, especially in Beijing dialect. Refers to grassroots police officers who patrol and manage a specific 'beat' or district (片). Often implies a close, familiar relationship with local residents.
Wǒ我
men们
zhè这
piàn片
r儿
jǐng警
tè特
bié别
fù负
zé责
，
dà大
jiā家
yǒu有
shì事
dōu都
zhǎo找
tā他
。
Our local beat cop is very responsible; everyone goes to him when they have problems.
Piàn片
r儿
jǐng警
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
yào要
qù去
shè社
qū区
xún巡
luó逻
hǎo好
jǐ几
biàn遍
。
The beat cop has to patrol the community several times every day.
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Lǎo老
Lǐ李
dāng当
le了
èr二
shí十
nián年
piàn片
r儿
jǐng警
，
duì对
zhè这
piàn片
r儿
tè特
bié别
shú熟
。
Lao Li has been a beat cop for twenty years and knows this area very well.
Yǒu有
shì事
jiù就
zhǎo找
piàn片
r儿
jǐng警
，
bié别
zì自
jǐ己
chěng逞
néng能
。
If you have any trouble, just find the beat cop; don't try to be a hero yourself.