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The ranks in theChinesePeople's Armed Police (PAP) are similar to those of the ChinesePeople's Liberation Army, with the prefix武警 (Wǔjǐng) meaning "armed police". In addition to a similar rank structure, the PAP also follows PLA regulations. PAP guards are also recruited at the same time and through the same procedures as PLA soldiers. However, the PAP has its own education and training system separate from the PLA.

Title[1]	武警上将 Wǔjǐngshàng jiàng	武警中将 Wǔjǐngzhōng jiàng	武警少将 Wǔjǐngshàojiàng	武警大校 Wǔjǐngdàxiào	武警上校 Wǔjǐngshàngxiào	武警中校 Wǔjǐngzhong xiao	武警少校 Wǔjǐngshàoxiào	武警上尉 Wǔjǐngshàngwèi	武警中尉 Wǔjǐngzhōngwèi	武警少尉 Wǔjǐngshàowèi	武警学员 Wǔjǐngxuéyuán
Equivalent translation	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Senior colonel	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	1st lieutenant	2nd lieutenant	Officer cadet
Shoulder Insignia
Collar Insignia

Title(Pre-2022)[1]	武警一级警士长 Wǔjǐng yī jí jǐng shì zhǎng	武警二级警士长 Wǔjǐng èr jí jǐng shì zhǎng	武警三级警士长 Wǔjǐng sān jí jǐng shì zhǎng	武警四级警士长 Wǔjǐng sì jí jǐng shì zhǎng	武警上士 Wǔjǐng shàng shì	武警中士 Wǔjǐng zhōng shì	武警下士 Wǔjǐng xiàshì	武警上等兵 Wǔjǐng shàngděngbīng	武警列兵 Wǔjǐng lièbīng
Title(Post-2022)[2]				武警一级上士 Wǔjǐng yī jí shàng shì	武警二级上士 Wǔjǐng èr jí shàng shì
Equivalent translation(Pre-2022)	Master Sergeant 1st class	Master Sergeant 2nd class	Master Sergeant 3rd class	Master sergeant 4th class	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Private 1st class	Private
Equivalent translation(Post-2022)				Staff sergeant 1st Class	Staff sergeant 2nd Class
Shoulder Insignia
Collar Insignia

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
PSF-PLA (1955–1965)
	General 大将		Colonel general 上将		Lieutenant general 中将		Major general 少将		Colonel commandant 大校		Colonel 上校		Lieutenant colonel 中校		Major 少校		Captain 大尉		Senior lieutenant 上尉			First lieutenant 中尉			Second lieutenant 少尉			Warrant officer 准尉
Collar insignia (adopted 1958)

Non-commissioned officers and enlisted

	Non-Commissioned Officers												Enlisted personnel
People's Armed Police (1955–1965)
	Staff Sergeant (上士)						Sergeant (中士)				Corporal (下士)		Private 1st class (上等兵)						Private (列兵)

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
People's Armed Police (1988–1994)
	General 大将		Colonel general 上将		Lieutenant general 中将		Major general 少将		Colonel commandant 大校		Colonel 上校		Lieutenant colonel 中校		Major 少校		Captain 大尉		First lieutenant 中尉			Second lieutenant 少尉			Officer cadet 学员

Non-commissioned officers and enlisted

Rank group	Non-Commissioned Officers																				Enlisted personnel
People's Armed Police (1988–1994)
	Sergeant major (一级军士长)						Master sergeant (二级军士长)		Staff Sergeant (上士)						Sergeant (中士)				Corporal (下士)		Private 1st class (上等兵)						Private (列兵)

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