通过对恩格斯《社会主义从空想到科学的发展》中国家观念的剖析,指出恩格斯国家观产生的原因及其与当今时代不太吻合之处,进而阐释了恩格斯国家观出现偏差的原因。通过回顾马恩之前人类的国家观,本文重新分析了当今国家的职能,揭示了当今我国在国家职能认识方面存在的不足,并提出了解决的方法。 Through the analysis of the concept of the Chinese nation in Engels’s “Socialism from Utopian to Scientific Development”, it points out the reasons for the appearance of Engels’s concept of state and its inconsistency with today’s times, and then explains the reasons for the deviation of Engels’s view of state. By reviewing Mann’s human outlook before, this paper re-analyzes the functions of today’s state, reveals the shortcomings in our country’s understanding of the functions of the state and puts forward the solutions.