准将

准將

zhǔnjiàng

noun #18,455

Measure Word

一位准将 wèi

Meanings

1 brigadier general
2 commodore

Characters

quasi-; associate

general; commander

Examples

他被晋升为准将。

Tā bèi jìnshēng wéi zhǔnjiàng.

He was promoted to brigadier general.

准将是将官中最低的军衔。

Zhǔnjiàng shì jiāngguān zhōng zuìdī de jūnxián.

Brigadier general is the lowest general officer rank.

Tips

usage

The military rank system: 少将 (major general) > 准将 (brigadier general) > 大校 (senior colonel). 准将 exists in many Western militaries but is not used in the PLA.

Stroke Order

准 zhǔn

将 jiāng