海军陆战队

海軍陸戰隊

hǎijūn lùzhànduì

noun

Meanings

HSK 6

他哥哥在海军陆战队服役。

Tā gēge zài hǎijūn lùzhànduì fúyì.

His older brother serves in the Marines.

HSK 7-9

海军陆战队的主要任务是登陆作战。

Hǎijūn lùzhànduì de zhǔyào rènwu shì dēnglù zuòzhàn.

The marine corps' main mission is amphibious landing operations.

usage

Literally 'navy land-battle corps', and usually shortened to 陆战队. The marines belong to the 海军 (navy); the army is the 陆军.

海 hǎi

军 jūn

陆 lù

战 zhàn

队 duì