卫军

衛軍

wèijūn

noun #32,333

Meanings

1 guards
2 guard troops
3 garrison forces

Characters

to guard; protect

Examples

皇宫外面站着两排卫军。

Huánggōng wàimiàn zhàn zhe liǎng pái wèijūn.

Two rows of guards stood outside the palace.

纳粹德国的党卫军臭名昭著。

Nàcuì Déguó de dǎngwèijūn chòumíng-zhāozhù.

Nazi Germany's SS (Party Guards) is infamous.

Tips

history

卫军 ('protection army') refers to elite or palace guard units. In Ming dynasty 卫所制 it was a specific military-household garrison system. In modern translations it's the standard rendering for forces like the SS - 党卫军 (Schutzstaffel, 'Party Protective Squadron') - and 国民卫军 for 'National Guard'.

Stroke Order

卫 wèi

军 jūn