武装部队

武裝部隊

wǔzhuāng bùduì

noun #33,833

Meanings

1 armed forces
2 military

Characters

military; martial

to equip; outfit

section; department

Examples

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

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 ('army/military' - more general) and 部队 ('troops/unit'). 武装 emphasizes that they are armed.

Stroke Order

武 wǔ

装 zhuāng

部 bù

队 duì