military rank; grade
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
military rank; grade of military rank; hierarchical level in armed forces
formalFormal term used in military and defense contexts to denote the hierarchical position of personnel.
Tā他
zài在
jūn军
duì队
zhōng中
de的
jūn军
jiē阶
shì是
shàng上
xiào校
。
He holds the rank of colonel in the army.
Jūn军
jiē阶
yuè越
gāo高
，
zé责
rèn任
yuè越
dà大
。
The higher the military rank, the greater the responsibility.
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Zhè这
cì次
jìn晋
shēng升
ràng让
tā他
de的
jūn军
jiē阶
tí提
shēng升
le了
yī一
jí级
。
This promotion raised his military rank by one grade.
Bù不
tóng同
guó国
jiā家
de的
jūn军
jiē阶
zhì制
dù度
yǒu有
suǒ所
bù不
tóng同
。
Different countries have different military rank systems.