colonel; military rank
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
colonel; military rank above lieutenant colonel (OF-5)
In the PLA, this rank is above 中校 (lieutenant colonel) and below 大校 (senior colonel). In Western systems, it is below brigadier general.
Tā他
shì是
yī一
míng名
shàng上
xiào校
。
He is a colonel.
Zhè这
wèi位
shàng上
xiào校
fù负
zé责
zhǐ指
huī挥
zhěng整
gè个
tuán团
。
This colonel is in charge of commanding the whole regiment.
Show 1 more exampleShow fewer examples
Fù父
qīn亲
cóng从
shàng上
xiào校
jūn军
xián衔
tuì退
yì役
。
Father retired with the rank of colonel.