营部

營部

yíngbù

noun #31,242

Meanings

1 battalion headquarters (military)
2 battalion command unit

Characters

battalion; camp; to operate

department, headquarters; part

Examples

营长把命令传达到了营部。

Yíngzhǎng bǎ mìnglìng chuándá dào le yíngbù.

The battalion commander relayed the order to battalion HQ.

他被调到营部当通讯员。

Tā bèi diào dào yíngbù dāng tōngxùnyuán.

He was reassigned to battalion HQ as a signaller.

Tips

culture

PLA chain of command: 班 bān (squad) < 排 pái (platoon) < 连 lián (company) < 营 yíng (battalion) < 团 tuán (regiment) < 师 shī (division). The 部 'department, headquarters' suffix attaches to indicate the command element: 连部 'company HQ', 营部 'battalion HQ', 团部 'regiment HQ'. Nearly always seen in war films and military fiction.

Stroke Order

营 yíng

部 bù