電子警察

简 电子警察 · 繁 電子警察
Mandarin · pinyin diàn zǐ jǐng chá

Meanings

  1. traffic camera
  2. speed camera
  3. closed-circuit TV police surveillance
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電
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子
zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
警
jǐng · guard, watch; alert, alarm
察
chá · examine, investigate; notice
电
diàn · electricity; electric; lightning
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Mandarin tones

4–3–3–2 · dian4 zi3 jing3 cha2

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din6 zi2 ging2 caat3

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noun

  1. automatic camera set up to photograph illegal automobile actions; traffic enforcement camera

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電子警察 · dian4 zi3 jing3 cha2
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Exact source record電子警察 电子警察 [dian4 zi3 jing3 cha2] /traffic camera/speed camera/closed-circuit TV police surveillance/