当兵

當兵

dāngbīng

verb #9,942

Meanings

HSK 1

他十八岁就去当兵了。

Tā shíbā suì jiù qù dāngbīng le.

He enlisted in the army at eighteen.

HSK 1

你想过去当兵吗？

Nǐ xiǎng guo qù dāngbīng ma?

Have you ever thought about joining the military?

HSK 4

我爷爷年轻的时候当过兵。

Wǒ yéye niánqīng de shíhou dāng guo bīng.

My grandfather served in the army when he was young.

grammar

当兵 is a verb-object (离合词) structure. You can insert 过 between them: 当过兵 (served in the army before). You can also say 去当兵 (go serve in the army).

当 dāng

兵 bīng