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  ceon4   jyutping
  xun2   pinyin
[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.

This word has been viewed 5674 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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detail  ceon4 lo4  xun2 luo2 = to go on patrol (police; security forces, etc.)
detail  ceon4 ging2  xun2 jing3 = police officer
detail  ceon4 si6   = make an inspection tour; patrol; scout
detail  wan4 ceon4   = equal; in equal parts; properly behaved
detail  ceon4 hong4  xun2 hang2 = cruise
detail  ceon4 hong4 dou6 daan6*2  xun2 hang2 dao3 dan4 = cruise missile
detail  ceon4 lo4 ce1  xun2 luo2 che1 = patrol car
detail  hoi2 ceon4  hai3 xun2 = coast guard
detail  ceon4 caa4  xun2 cha2 = make an inspection tour
detail  ceon4 fong4*2  xun2 fang2 = to make rounds or to perform a ward round (for doctor or nurse)
See all 17 compounds (CantoDict reports 18 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 巡
detail 政府打算警察出街巡邏
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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