工兵

gōngbīng
noun #32,721

Measure Word

工兵 míng

Meanings

  1. 1 combat engineer
  2. 2 military engineer; sapper

Examples

Gōngbīng zhèngzài páichú dìléi.
The engineers are clearing landmines.
Gōngbīng bùduì fùzé jià qiáo hé xiū lù.
The engineer corps is responsible for bridge-building and road repair.

Tips

usage
('work/engineering') + ('soldier') — literally 'engineering soldier'. Covers everything English splits into 'sapper', 'combat engineer', and 'pioneer'. In Chinese chess (象棋) the foot soldier piece is , but the engineer-corps term is 工兵.

Stroke Order

gōng
bīng