| English | Chinese |
| civil air traffic Air traffic pertaining to or serving the general public, as distinguished from military air traffic | 民用航空交通 (适用于或者服务于大众的航空交通，和军用航空交通有区别。) |
| civil engineering The planning, design, construction, and maintenance of fixed structures and ground facilities for industry, transportation, use and control of water or occupancy | 土木工程 (对那些用于工业、交通、使用和控制水或占用水的固定结构和地面设施的规划、设计、建设以及维护。) |
| civil law Law inspired by old Roman Law, the primary feature of which was that laws were written into a collection; codified, and not determined, as is common law, by judges. The principle of civil law is to provide all citizens with an accessible and written collection of the laws which apply to them and which judges must follow | 民法 (基于旧的罗马法的法律，它的主要特点是写在一起收集起来，并由法官编纂成法典，但作为普通法律不由法官决定。民法的原则是为了用可读可写的法律条例来保护所有的公民，这些条例适用于公民，法官必须遵守。) |
| civil safety Actions and measures undertaken, often at a local level, to ensure that citizens of a community are secure from harm, injury, danger or risk | 民事安全 (常在地方一级采取的，为了保证公民安全，不受侵害、伤害、危险或者风险的行动和措施。) |
