元帅 (yuánshuài): marshal

Measure Word

一位元帅 wèi

Literally 'chief commander' - the highest military rank

HSK 1

中国有十大元帅。

Zhōngguó yǒu shí dà yuánshuài.

China has ten great marshals.

HSK 7-9

他被授予元帅军衔。

Tā bèi shòuyǔ yuánshuài jūnxián.

He was awarded the rank of marshal.

culture

The PRC awarded the rank of 元帅 to ten military leaders in 1955, known as the 十大元帅 (Ten Great Marshals), including Zhu De and Peng Dehuai.

元 yuán

帅 shuài