志愿军

志願軍

zhìyuànjūn

noun #38,691

Meanings

HSK 6

这位老人年轻时参加过志愿军，在朝鲜打过仗。

Zhè wèi lǎorén niánqīng shí cānjiā guo zhìyuànjūn, zài Cháoxiǎn dǎ guo zhàng.

This old man joined the Chinese People's Volunteers when he was young and fought in Korea.

HSK 7-9

很多外国青年自愿组成志愿军，帮助这个国家抵抗侵略。

Hěnduō wàiguó qīngnián zìyuàn zǔchéng zhìyuànjūn, bāngzhù zhège guójiā dǐkàng qīnlüè.

Many young foreigners formed a volunteer army of their own accord to help the country resist the invasion.

history

Usually short for 中国人民志愿军, the force China sent into the Korean War in October 1950 under 彭德怀. China calls that war 抗美援朝.

mistakes

A volunteer at an event or a charity is a 志愿者. A 志愿军 is always an armed force.

志 zhì

愿 yuàn

军 jūn