shōucāo

收操

Word · Verb

dismiss from drill; end training

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to dismiss from drill; to end military training or exercise

Primarily used in military or organized group contexts to indicate the formal conclusion of drills, training sessions, or morning exercises. Often signaled by a bugle call (收操号).

Tīng听
dào到
shōu收
cāo操
hào号
shēng声
 ,
shì士
bīng兵
men们
xùn迅
sù速
jí集
hé合
 。

Hearing the bugle call to end drill, the soldiers quickly assembled.

Měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shang上
qī七
diǎn点
bàn半
chū出
cāo操
 ,
bā八
diǎn点
zhōng钟
shōu收
cāo操
 。

They start drill at 7:30 every morning and dismiss at 8:00.

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Jiào教
guān官
xuān宣
bù布
jīn今
tiān天
xùn训
liàn练
jié结
shù束
 ,
quán全
tǐ体
shōu收
cāo操
 。

The instructor announced that today's training was over and dismissed everyone from drill.