Meaning of 军队
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- armed forces; troops
Measure word: 支
How to use 军队
军队 is the general word for a country's military or a body of troops. It is fairly formal and common in news and history. Example: 他在军队里服役了五年。(Tā zài jūnduì lǐ fúyì le wǔ nián.) He served in the army for five years.
军 (jūn) means army and shows up in 冠军 (guànjūn), the champion who leads the field. 队 (duì) means a team or line of people, as in 排队 (páiduì). Put them together and you get an army organized into ranks: 军队, the armed forces.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 军 (jūn) with 车 (chē, vehicle) because 军 contains 车 under a cover. Also, 军队 means the armed forces in general, not just the land army. For the army specifically, say 陆军 (lùjūn).
军队 in example sentences
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军 jūn · army · 6 strokes
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队 duì · squadron · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 军队.
| 队长 | duìzhǎng | captain; team leader |
| 球队 | qiúduì | sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc) |
| 排队 | páiduì | to line up |
| 乐队 | yuèduì | band; pop group |
| 队员 | duìyuán | team member |
| 冠军 | guànjūn | champion |
| 军人 | jūnrén | serviceman; soldier |
| 亚军 | yàjūn | second place (in a sports contest); runner-up |
| 将军 | jiāngjūn | general; high-ranking military officer |
| 部队 | bùduì | army; armed forces |
| 团队 | tuánduì | team |
| 队伍 | duìwu | troops; army; ranks; contingent; force; staff; team |
Questions about 军队
What does 军队 mean?
军队 (jūnduì) means "armed forces; troops" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 军队?
军队 is made of 2 characters: 军 (6 strokes), 队 (4 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 军队 an HSK word?
Yes. 军队 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 军队 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 军队 is written 軍隊.
What is the difference between 军队 and 部队?
军队 refers to the armed forces as a whole institution. 部队 (bùduì) usually means a specific unit or troops, as in 他在部队 (he is in the military unit). In casual speech people often say 部队 when talking about someone serving.
How do you say soldier, since 军队 is the whole army?
A single soldier is 士兵 (shìbīng) or 军人 (jūnrén). 军人 is a broad term for military personnel, while 士兵 often means an enlisted soldier.