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三军

三軍
sānjūn
noun #28,883

Meanings

  1. 1 the three armed services (Army, Navy, and Air Force)
  2. 2 historically: the upper, middle, and lower army divisions
  3. 3 all the armed forces

Examples

三军将士为保卫国家不惜牺牲。
Sānjūn jiàngshì wèi bǎowèi guójiā bùxī xīshēng.
The soldiers of the three armed services are willing to sacrifice everything to defend the nation.
阅兵式上，三军整齐列队通过天安门广场。
Yuèbīng shì shang, sānjūn zhěngqí liè duì tōngguò Tiān'ānmén Guǎngchǎng.
At the military parade, the three armed services marched in orderly formation past Tiananmen Square.

Tips

history
In ancient China, 三军 referred to three divisions of an army (left, center, right; or upper, middle, lower). In modern usage, it refers to the three branches of the military: army (陆军), navy (海军), and air force (空军).

Stroke Order

三 sān
军 jūn