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

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.

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