当兵

當兵

dāngbīng

verb #9,942

Meanings

他十八岁就去当兵了。

Tā shíbā suì jiù qù dāngbīng le.

He enlisted in the army at eighteen.

我爷爷年轻的时候当过兵。

Wǒ yéye niánqīng de shíhou dāng guo bīng.

My grandfather served in the army when he was young.

你想过去当兵吗？

Nǐ xiǎng guoqù dāngbīng ma?

Have you ever thought about joining the military?

grammar

当兵 is a verb-object (离合词) structure. You can insert 过 between them: 当过兵 (served in the army before). You can also say 去当兵 (go serve in the army).

当 dāng

兵 bīng