民用

mínyòng

adjective HSK 7-9 #19,015

Meanings

1 civilian (use)
2 for civil use
3 non-military

Characters

people; civilian

to use; for use

Examples

HSK 6

这个机场既有军用跑道，也有民用跑道。

Zhège jīchǎng jì yǒu jūnyòng pǎodào, yě yǒu mínyòng pǎodào.

This airport has both military and civilian runways.

HSK 6

民用航空发展非常迅速。

Mínyòng hángkōng fāzhǎn fēicháng xùnsù.

Civil aviation has developed very rapidly.

Tips

usage

民用 contrasts with 军用 (military use). It modifies nouns as an attributive adjective: 民用航空 (civil aviation), 民用建筑 (civilian buildings).

Stroke Order

民 mín

用 yòng