巡 (ceon4 | xun2) : to patrol; to inspect; round of drinks

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巡

ceon4

xun2

[1] [v] patrol; inspect; make one's rounds [2] [n] round (of drinks)

Stroke count: 7

Level: 3

Radical: (#162)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

巡

This word has been viewed 5697 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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巡邏 ceon4 lo4 xun2 luo2 = to go on patrol (police; security forces, etc.)

巡警 ceon4 ging2 xun2 jing3 = police officer

巡視 ceon4 si6 = make an inspection tour; patrol; scout

勻巡 wan4 ceon4 = equal; in equal parts; properly behaved 粵

巡航 ceon4 hong4 xun2 hang2 = cruise

巡航導彈 ceon4 hong4 dou6 daan6*2 xun2 hang2 dao3 dan4 = cruise missile

巡邏車 ceon4 lo4 ce1 xun2 luo2 che1 = patrol car

海巡 hoi2 ceon4 hai3 xun2 = coast guard

巡查 ceon4 caa4 xun2 cha2 = make an inspection tour

巡房 ceon4 fong4*2 xun2 fang2 = to make rounds or to perform a ward round (for doctor or nurse)

騎馬巡警 ke4 maa5 ceon4 ging2 qi2 ma3 xun2 jing3 = mounted police; Cossacks

巡行 ceon4 hong4 xun2 xing2 = circumambulate; perambulate

巡更 ceon4 gaang1 = to go on night patrol

巡迴 ceon4 wui4 xun2 hui2 = to make a circuit of, travelling, circulating

巡迴演出 ceon4 wui4 jin2 ceot1 xun2 hui2 yan3 chu1 = concert tour, roadshow

巡遊 ceon4 jau4 xun2 you2 = 1.[粵] parade 2.[國] stroll around; take a leisurely walk 3. make one's rounds (security guard, police etc.)

微服出巡 mei4 fuk6 ceot1 ceon4 wei1 [PRC] wei2 [TW] fu2 chu1 xun2 = an official on a reconnaissance mission disguised as a commoner

Showing 1 example containing 巡

政府打算加派警察出街巡邏。粵
The government intends to increase the number of policemen on the beat.
[A typical Cantonese sentence uses more verbs than the English version.]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 巡
Unicode code for this character: U+5de1 (off-site link)

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