民警

• 拼音: mín jǐng
• 汉字拆解: 民 = people/civilian; 警 = 敬 (respect) + 言 (speech), to warn/alert, police. Civilian police officer.

含义

Police officer; civil police; a member of the People's Police.

Short for 人民警察 (People's Police). The standard term for regular police officers in China, as opposed to armed police (武警) or traffic police (交警). Used both formally and colloquially to refer to officers who handle everyday law enforcement, community safety, and civilian matters.

例句

1. 社区民警每天都会在小区里巡逻，居民们都很信任他。
2. 那位民警帮助走失的老人找到了回家的路。
3. 遇到危险时，第一时间要拨打110联系民警。

用法指南

语境: law enforcement, community, safety

语气: respectful

正确说法

• 民警同志，请问派出所怎么走？(Officer, could you tell me how to get to the police station?)
• 民警很快赶到了现场。(The police officer arrived at the scene quickly.)

错误说法

• 用民警指代武装警察 (民警 is civilian police, not 武警 armed police)

起源与历史

Compound of 民 (people/civilian) + 警 (police/alert). Police serving the civilian population.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal