当兵 meaning in English

dāngbīng

to serve in the army; to be a soldier

Traditional 當兵13 strokes

Meaning of 当兵

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dāngbīng
  1. to serve in the army
  2. to be a soldier

当兵 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā在zài当dāng兵bīng。
He's in the army.

Stroke order for each character

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当 dāng · to be · 6 strokes

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兵 bīng · soldiers · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 当兵.

当时dāngshíthen; at that time
当然dāngránonly natural; as it should be
相当xiāngdāngequivalent to; appropriate
当中dāngzhōngamong; in the middle
当地dāngdìlocal
当初dāngchūat that time; originally
应当yīngdāngshould; ought to
士兵shìbīngsoldier
当年dāngniánin those days; back then; in those years; to be in the prime of life
当场dāngchǎngat the scene; on the spot
当选dāngxuǎnto be elected; to be selected
当前dāngqiánthe present time; to be faced with

Questions about 当兵

What does 当兵 mean?

当兵 (dāngbīng) means "to serve in the army; to be a soldier".

How do you write 当兵?

当兵 is made of 2 characters: 当 (6 strokes), 兵 (7 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

How is 当兵 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 当兵 is written 當兵.