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憲兵

military police

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Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

xian4bing1 • xiànbīng

Meaning

Primary

military police

Mnemonic

憲兵 Military police are military 兵 troops whose policing authority comes from the military and thus, in some way, the 憲 constitution. This is in comparison with normal police which are typically bound to lower levels of government authority.

Usage

憲兵 正在 巡邏 確保 安全。

The military police are patrolling to ensure safety.

憲兵 是 軍隊 中 的 特殊 單位。

The military police are a special unit within the army.

憲兵 被 叫來 了。

The military police were called in.