column; file; military column (hist.)
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
column; file (formation arranged front to back)
Used for military, school, or organizational formations arranged in files rather than rows.
Xué学
sheng生
men们
pái排
chéng成
sì四
lù路
zòng纵
duì队
zǒu走
jìn进
cāo操
chǎng场
。
The students marched into the playground in four columns.
Qǐng请
àn按
yī一
lù路
zòng纵
duì队
pái排
duì队
děng等
hòu候
。
Please wait in line in a single file.
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Zòng纵
duì队
xíng行
jìn进
shí时
，
qián前
hòu后
yào要
bǎo保
chí持
yī一
mǐ米
jù距
lí离
。
When marching in column, keep one meter distance between front and back.
noun
column (military unit, equiv. to army)
Historical term specific to the Chinese People's Liberation Army during the Liberation War (1945-1949). A column was equivalent to an army or corps in size.
Dōng东
běi北
yě野
zhàn战
jūn军
dì第
yī一
zòng纵
duì队
cān参
jiā加
le了
liáo辽
shěn沈
zhàn战
yì役
。
The First Column of the Northeast Field Army participated in the Liaoshen Campaign.
Zòng纵
duì队
sī司
lìng令
yuán员
zhǐ指
huī挥
bù部
duì队
xiàng向
nán南
fāng方
tuī推
jìn进
。
The column commander directed the troops to advance southward.
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Yī1
jiǔ9
sì4
jiǔ9
nián年
hòu后
，
zòng纵
duì队
gǎi改
biān编
wéi为
jūn军
。
After 1949, columns were reorganized into armies.