army; military career
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
army; military service; military career
literaryUsed in formal or literary contexts to describe armed forces or life in the military. The register is elevated and often appears in written Chinese.
Tā他
dù度
guò过
le了
sān三
shí十
nián年
de的
jūn军
lǚ旅
shēng生
yá涯
。
He spent thirty years in the army.
Jūn军
lǚ旅
shēng生
huó活
duàn锻
liàn炼
le了
tā他
de的
yì意
zhì志
。
Military life tempered his will.
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Zhè这
wèi位
zuò作
jiā家
shàn擅
cháng长
miáo描
xiě写
jūn军
lǚ旅
tí题
cái材
。
This writer excels at depicting military themes.