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湘军

湘軍
Xiāngjūn
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Xiang Army, the Hunan army Zeng Guofan raised in 1853 to fight the Taiping rebels
  2. 2 the Hunan contingent, people from Hunan who stand out in a field

Examples

HSK 7-9
湘军是曾国藩在湖南组建的军队。
Xiāngjūn shì Zēng Guófān zài Húnán zǔjiàn de jūnduì.
The Xiang Army was an army Zeng Guofan built up in Hunan.
HSK 7-9
湖南卫视的节目很受欢迎，人们把它的团队叫作“电视湘军”。
Húnán Wèishì de jiémù hěn shòu huānyíng, rénmen bǎ tā de tuánduì jiàozuò " diànshì Xiāngjūn ".
Hunan TV's shows are very popular, and people call its team the 'TV Xiang Army'.

Tips

history
Zeng Guofan (曾国藩) built the army in 1853 out of Hunan's local militias (团练), because the regular Qing troops kept losing to the Taiping. Officers recruited their own men, often from the same villages, so soldiers were loyal to their commanders rather than to the court. It took the Taiping capital Nanjing in 1864, and Li Hongzhang's 淮军 (Huai Army) was modelled on it.
usage
湘 is the short name of Hunan, as in 湘菜 (Hunan cuisine). Modern media use 湘军 for any group of Hunan people who stand out in a field: 电视湘军 for Hunan TV, 文学湘军 for Hunan writers.

Stroke Order

湘 xiāng
军 jūn