How to say “serviceman” in Chinese

军人
jūnrén

serviceman, soldier

noun · HSK 6 · topic “State and law”

“Serviceman” in Chinese is 军人, jūn rén: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

军人 is read jūn rén: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

jūn — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
rén — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

军
jūn — army, troops

On top, 冖; under it, 车 “chariot”: an army with chariots.

人
rén — person

A picture of a walking person: two legs.

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 “军人”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 军人. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 军人必须服从命令。jūnrénbìxūfúcóngmìnglìngA soldier must obey orders.
  • 军人要服从上级的命令jūnrényàofúcóngshàngjídemìnglìngA soldier must obey the orders of superiors.

More words from the lesson “Homeland, flag and army”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “serviceman” in Chinese?

“Serviceman” in Chinese is 军人, pinyin jūnrén.

What does 军人 mean?

军人 (jūnrén) means “serviceman, soldier”.

How do you write 军人?

军人 is 2 characters: 军 (jūn) — army, troops; 人 (rén) — person. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 军人?

军人 is read jūnrén. Tones: jūn — first tone, rén — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“serviceman” 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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