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How to Say ‘I'm a police officer.’ in Traditional Chinese

我是警察。

wǒ shì jǐng chá

[wǒ shì jǐngchá]

💬 Usage Tip: 是 links two nouns, "I = police officer", so swap the job to make a new sentence: 我是老師 "I'm a teacher". Unlike adjectives, nouns do need 是 here.

Phrase Breakdown

我

wǒ

[wǒ]

I

A pronoun referring to oneself.

Example

我是老師。

I am a teacher.

是

shì

[shì]

to be

Used to indicate identity or status.

Example

這是我點的咖啡。

This is the coffee I ordered.

警察

jǐng chá

[jǐngchá]

police

A civil force responsible for maintaining public order and enforcing laws.

Example

警察來調查這件事。

The police came to investigate the matter.

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