志愿兵

志願兵

zhìyuànbīng

noun #30,255

Measure Word

一名志愿兵 míng

Meanings

1 volunteer soldier
2 career enlisted serviceman (in the PLA system)

Characters

will; aspiration

willing; to wish

Examples

HSK 4

他十八岁就报名当了志愿兵。

Tā shíbā suì jiù bàomíng dāng le zhìyuànbīng.

He signed up as a volunteer soldier at eighteen.

HSK 6

志愿兵服役期满后可以选择留队。

Zhìyuànbīng fúyì qīmǎn hòu kěyǐ xuǎnzé liú duì.

Volunteer soldiers can choose to stay on after their service term ends.

Tips

history

Most famous historical reference: 中国人民志愿军, the "Chinese People’s Volunteer Army" that fought in the Korean War (1950-1953) - though that uses 军 (army), not 兵 (soldier). In the modern PLA, 志愿兵 contrasts with 义务兵 (conscript): volunteers serve longer and become NCOs, while conscripts serve a fixed two-year term.

Stroke Order

志 zhì

愿 yuàn

兵 bīng