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title: "Xunluo Meaning: 巡逻 (xúnluó) Means “to patrol”"
description: "巡逻 (traditional 巡邏, xúnluó) means “to patrol”. Hear its tones, see what 巡 and 逻 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xunluo"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 巡逻 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

巡逻 xúnluó

## to patrol

## Its characters

1. 巡 xún to patrol
2. 逻 luó to patrol (as in 巡逻)

## In a sentence

保安每晚都在小区里巡逻。 Security guards patrol the neighborhood every night.

上了岸，二十多万渔民要换一种生活：有的去工厂上班，有的开了小饭馆，有的每天在江上**巡逻**，帮忙抓偷偷打鱼的人。

From [长江十年不打鱼 · Why did China ban fishing on the Yangtze?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/why-did-china-ban-fishing-on-the-yangtze#library-word-260-262)

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## More words with 巡 or 逻

- [逻辑 luóji](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/luoji)
- [巡视 xúnshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xunshi)

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