active duty; active military service
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
active military service (from the day of enlistment to the day of discharge)
Refers to the period of military service being actively performed, as opposed to reserve duty.
Tā他
zài在
bù部
duì队
fú服
le了
wǔ五
nián年
xiàn现
yì役
。
He served five years of active duty in the army.
Xiàn现
yì役
qī期
jiān间
，
tā他
biǎo表
xiàn现
yōu优
yì异
。
During his active service, he performed excellently.
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Fú服
xiàn现
yì役
mǎn满
shí十
èr二
nián年
de的
shì士
guān官
kě可
yǐ以
ān安
pái排
gōng工
zuò作
。
Non-commissioned officers who have completed twelve years of active service can be assigned jobs.
adjective
on active duty; currently serving in the military
technicalAs an attributive word (属性词), it can only modify nouns (e.g., 现役军人) and cannot be used as a predicate (*这个士兵是现役 is ungrammatical).
Tā他
shì是
yī一
míng名
xiàn现
yì役
jūn军
rén人
。
He is an active-duty soldier.
Xiàn现
yì役
jūn军
guān官
bù不
dé得
jīng经
shāng商
。
Active-duty officers are not allowed to engage in business.
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Zhè这
zhī支
bù部
duì队
yǒu有
wǔ五
qiān千
míng名
xiàn现
yì役
shì士
bīng兵
。
This unit has five thousand active-duty soldiers.