从军

從軍
cóngjūn
verb #22,494

Meanings

  1. 1 to enlist in the military
  2. 2 to join the army
  3. 3 to serve in the armed forces

Examples

Tā niánqīng shí xuǎnzé le cóngjūn, bǎowèi zǔguó.
He chose to join the army when young, to defend his country.
Cóngjūn shì tā cóngxiǎo de mèngxiǎng.
Joining the military has been his dream since childhood.

Tips

culture
The Tang poet Wang Changling wrote a famous series of poems called 从军 (Ballads of a Soldier), making 从军 a culturally resonant phrase in Chinese literature.

Stroke Order

cóng
jūn