branch of the armed forces; military service
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branch of the armed forces; military service
formalRefers to the major divisions of a nation's armed forces, such as the army, navy, and air force. A formal and technical term.
Xiàn现
dài代
jūn军
duì队
tōng通
cháng常
fēn分
wéi为
lù陆
jūn军
、
hǎi海
jūn军
、
kōng空
jūn军
sān三
dà大
jūn军
zhǒng种
。
Modern armed forces are typically divided into three major branches: the army, navy, and air force.
Měi每
gè个
jūn军
zhǒng种
dōu都
yóu由
bù不
tóng同
de的
bīng兵
zhǒng种
zǔ组
chéng成
。
Each branch of the armed forces is composed of different corps.
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Tā他
xuǎn选
zé择
jiā加
rù入
le了
hǎi海
jūn军
zhè这
ge个
jūn军
zhǒng种
。
He chose to join the navy branch.
Bù不
tóng同
jūn军
zhǒng种
zhī之
jiān间
de的
xié协
tóng同
zuò作
zhàn战
fēi非
cháng常
zhòng重
yào要
。
Joint operations between different branches of the armed forces are very important.