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巡捕

xún bǔ

2-character word

What 巡捕 means

1. to patrol
2. policeman (in China's former foreign concessions)

The characters in 巡捕

• 巡xúnto patrol; to make one's rounds; classifier for rounds of drinks
• 捕bǔto catch; to seize; to capture

Words starting with 巡捕

• 巡捕房xún bǔ fáng(old) police station in a foreign concession 租界

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