民警

mínjǐng

noun HSK 6 #51,993

Measure Word

一名民警 míng

Meanings

1 civil police; people's police
2 police officer (in China)

Characters

police; to alert

People's police — the standard term for civilian police officers in China.

Examples

民警赶到了现场。

Mín jǐng gǎndàole xiànchǎng.

The police officer arrived at the scene.

这位民警帮我找到了钱包。

Zhè wèi mín jǐng bāng wǒ zhǎodàole qiánbāo.

This police officer helped me find my wallet.

社区民警经常走访居民。

Shèqū mín jǐng jīngcháng zǒufǎng jūmín.

Community police officers regularly visit residents.

Tips

usage

民警 is short for 人民警察 (rénmín jǐngchá, people's police). It specifically refers to civilian police, as opposed to 武警 (wǔjǐng, armed police) or 交警 (jiāojǐng, traffic police).

Stroke Order

民 mín

警 jǐng