military reserves; reserve force
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesnoun
military reserves; reserve forces
Refers to military personnel not on active duty but available for call-up.
Guó国
jiā家
hào号
zhào召
hòu后
bèi备
jūn军
suí随
shí时
zuò做
hǎo好
fú服
yì役
zhǔn准
bèi备
。
The nation calls on the military reserves to be ready for service at any time.
Tā他
tuì退
yì役
hòu后
biān编
rù入
le了
hòu后
bèi备
jūn军
。
After retiring from active duty, he was enrolled in the reserves.
noun
reserve force; backup pool (of workers)
technicalOften used in economic or labor contexts, such as 'industrial reserve army' referring to unemployed labor available for hire.
Chǎn产
yè业
hòu后
bèi备
jūn军
shì是
zī资
běn本
zhǔ主
yì义
jīng经
jì济
de的
bì必
rán然
chǎn产
wù物
。
The industrial reserve army is an inevitable product of the capitalist economy.
Gōng公
sī司
jiàn建
lì立
le了
yī一
zhī支
jì技
shù术
hòu后
bèi备
jūn军
yǐ以
yìng应
duì对
yè业
wù务
gāo高
fēng峰
。
The company established a technical reserve force to handle business peaks.