How to say “army” in Chinese
army, troops
“Army” in Chinese is 军队, jūn duì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
军队 is read jūn duì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 冖; under it, 车 “chariot”: an army with chariots.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “军队”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 军队. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 军队的任务是保护国家的安全jūnduìderènwushìbǎohùguójiādeānquánThe army's task is to protect the country's security.
- 这位将军带领军队打败了敌人zhèwèijiāngjūndàilǐngjūnduìdǎbàiledírénThis general led his army and defeated the enemy.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “army” in Chinese?
“Army” in Chinese is 军队, pinyin jūnduì.
What does 军队 mean?
军队 (jūnduì) means “army, troops”.
How do you write 军队?
军队 is 2 characters: 军 (jūn) — army, troops; 队 (duì) — team, squad; line. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 军队?
军队 is read jūnduì. Tones: jūn — first tone, duì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“army” in the lesson “Homeland, flag and army”
This word is from the topic “State and law” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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