民警 (mín jǐng) — people's police; police officer (PRC context)

Definition

民警 is the everyday Mainland-Chinese term for a police officer, shortened from 人民警察. Use it for rank-and-file officers; 警察 is the more general word for 'police' as an institution or individual.

noun

people's policepolice officer (PRC context)

Measure word · 名

Examples

民警。
mín jǐng Zhèng zài jiē shàng xún luó.
The police officer is patrolling the street.
民警。
Zhè wèi mín jǐng tài dù hěn hǎo.
This police officer has a very good attitude.
，。
Rú guǒ yù dào kùn nan, kě yǐ zhǎo fù jìn de chē.
If you run into trouble, you can find a nearby police car.

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