PLA company political instructor; company commissar
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
political instructor (at company level in the Chinese People's Liberation Army)
A specific military position in the PLA, equivalent in rank to the company commander (连长). Commonly abbreviated as 指导员. Responsible for political education, morale, and party affairs at the company level.
Tā他
shì是
zhè这
ge个
lián连
duì队
de的
zhèng政
zhì治
zhǐ指
dǎo导
yuán员
。
He is the political instructor of this company.
Zhèng政
zhì治
zhǐ指
dǎo导
yuán员
hé和
lián连
zhǎng长
gòng共
tóng同
fù负
zé责
lián连
duì队
de的
rì日
cháng常
guǎn管
lǐ理
gōng工
zuò作
。
The political instructor and the company commander are jointly responsible for the daily management of the company.
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Zuò作
wéi为
yī一
míng名
zhèng政
zhì治
zhǐ指
dǎo导
yuán员
，
tā他
jīng经
cháng常
zhǎo找
zhàn战
shì士
men们
tán谈
xīn心
。
As a political instructor, he often has heart-to-heart talks with the soldiers.
Bù部
duì队
lǐ里
de的
zhàn战
shì士
men们
dōu都
qīn亲
qiē切
de地
chēng称
hu呼
tā他
wéi为
zhǐ指
dǎo导
yuán员
，
ér而
bù不
shì是
jiào叫
tā他
de的
zhí职
wù务
quán全
chēng称
zhèng政
zhì治
zhǐ指
dǎo导
yuán员
。
The soldiers in the unit affectionately call him 'instructor' rather than using his full title of 'political instructor'.