宪兵 (xiàn bīng) — military police (MP); gendarme (armed police with both military and law enforcement roles)
Definition
Soldiers who act as police inside the military — enforcing military law, discipline, and order among troops. Distinct from civilian 警察, who handle public law enforcement.
noun
military police (MP)gendarme (armed police with both military and law enforcement roles)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 宪兵。Zhè zuò chéng shì de xiàn bīng fù zé wéi chí zhì xù.The military police in this city are responsible for maintaining order.
- ，宪兵。Èr zhàn qī jiān, xiàn bīng zài zhàn lǐng qū zhí xíng jūn fǎ.During WWII, the military police enforced martial law in occupied areas.
- 宪兵，。Tā céng zài dé guó dāng guò xiàn bīng, xiàn zài shì yì míng jǐng chá.He once served as a gendarme in Germany, and now he's a police officer.
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