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刑事局

Mandarin · pinyin Xíng shì jú

Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB)

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刑: xíng · punishment, penalty; law
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
局: jú · bureau, office; circumstance

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2–4–2 · Xing2 shi4 ju2

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(Taiwan, law enforcement) short for 刑事警察局 (xíngshì jǐngchájú, “Criminal Investigation Bureau”), a subunit under the National Police Agency that investigates serious crimes

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