volunteer soldier; professional soldier
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Meanings
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volunteer soldier; professional soldier (in China, specifically one who continues service after completing compulsory military service, or a skilled civilian directly recruited for technical positions)
In the Chinese military context, this term distinguishes professional, voluntary service from compulsory conscription (义务兵). It often implies a career military path and may include direct recruitment of civilians with specialized technical skills.
Tā他
dāng当
le了
liǎng两
nián年
yì义
wù务
bīng兵
hòu后
，
jué决
dìng定
zhuǎn转
wéi为
zhì志
yuàn愿
bīng兵
。
After serving two years as a conscript, he decided to become a volunteer soldier.
Bù部
duì队
xū需
yào要
zhāo招
shōu收
yī一
pī批
jù具
yǒu有
zhuān专
yè业
jì技
shù术
de的
zhì志
yuàn愿
bīng兵
。
The military needs to recruit a batch of volunteer soldiers with professional technical skills.
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Zhì志
yuàn愿
bīng兵
xiǎng享
yǒu有
bǐ比
yì义
wù务
bīng兵
gèng更
gāo高
de的
gōng工
zī资
dài待
yù遇
hé和
tuì退
wǔ伍
fèi费
。
Volunteer soldiers enjoy higher wages and severance pay than conscripts.
Zhè这
wèi位
gōng工
chéng程
shī师
bèi被
zhí直
jiē接
zhāo招
shōu收
wéi为
jì技
shù术
zhì志
yuàn愿
bīng兵
。
This engineer was directly recruited as a technical volunteer soldier.