参军

參軍

cānjūn

verb HSK 7-9 #7,897

Meanings

HSK 1

他十八岁就参军了。

Tā shíbā suì jiù cānjūn le.

He joined the army when he was just eighteen.

HSK 3

参军后，他变得更加成熟了。

Cānjūn hòu, tā biàn de gèngjiā chéngshú le.

After joining the army, he became much more mature.

HSK 5

很多年轻人自愿参军报国。

Hěnduō niánqīngrén zìyuàn cānjūn bào guó.

Many young people voluntarily enlist to serve their country.

usage

参军 is a verb-object compound (离合词). You cannot insert 了 between 参 and 军. Use 参军了 or 参了军 in the past tense. Compare: 入伍 is a more formal synonym.

参 cān

军 jūn