standing army; regular army
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
standing army; regular armed forces
formalRefers to the full-time professional military force maintained by a state during peacetime, as opposed to reservists or militia.
Yī一
gè个
qiáng强
dà大
de的
guó国
jiā家
bì必
xū须
yōng拥
yǒu有
yī一
zhī支
xiàn现
dài代
huà化
de的
cháng常
bèi备
jūn军
。
A powerful nation must possess a modern standing army.
Gāi该
guó国
xuān宣
bù布
cái裁
jiǎn减
cháng常
bèi备
jūn军
guī规
mó模
，
zēng增
jiā加
yù预
bèi备
yì役
lì力
liàng量
。
The country announced plans to reduce the size of its standing army and increase its reserve forces.
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Cháng常
bèi备
jūn军
de的
xùn训
liàn练
hé和
zhuāng装
bèi备
shuǐ水
píng平
shì是
guó国
jiā家
guó国
fáng防
shí实
lì力
de的
zhòng重
yào要
tǐ体
xiàn现
。
The training and equipment level of the standing army is an important reflection of a nation's defense capability.