武装部队

武裝部隊

wǔzhuāngbùduì

noun #33,833

Meanings

1 armed forces
2 military

Characters

military; martial

to equip; outfit

section; department

Examples

联合国维和武装部队进驻该地区。

Liánhéguó wéihé wǔzhuāng bùduì jìnzhù gāi dìqū.

UN peacekeeping armed forces have entered the region.

他在武装部队服役了二十年。

Tā zài wǔzhuāng bùduì fúyì le èrshí nián.

He served in the armed forces for twenty years.

Tips

usage

武装部队 is a formal collective term covering all military branches. Compare 军队 (jūnduì, 'army/military' — more general) and 部队 (bùduì, 'troops/unit'). 武装 emphasizes that they are armed.

Stroke Order

武 wǔ

装 zhuāng

部 bù

队 duì