警長

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Chinese

to alert; to warn; police
long; length; forever
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
 
trad. (警長)
simp. (警长)

Pronunciation


Noun

警長

  1. (Hong Kong) police sergeant (second-highest junior police officer rank within Hong Kong Police Force)
  2. (Macau) police chief (the entry level rank of Public Security Police commissioned officers)
  3. sheriff

Synonyms

  • (in Hong Kong) 沙展 (saa1 zin2)
  • (in Singapore) 警曹 (jǐngcáo)