军衔

軍銜

jūnxián

noun #19,423

Measure Word

一个军衔 gè

Meanings

1 military rank

Characters

to hold in the mouth; rank; title

Examples

HSK 2

他的军衔是上校。

Tā de jūnxián shì shàngxiào.

His military rank is colonel.

HSK 3

军衔越高，责任越大。

Jūnxián yuè gāo, zérèn yuè dà.

The higher the military rank, the greater the responsibility.

Tips

memory

军 (army) + 衔 (to hold in the mouth; title) - a title held by someone in the military. 衔 is the same character used in 头衔 (title/rank).

Stroke Order

军 jūn

衔 xián