炮兵 (pàobīng) · artillery soldier, gunner, artilleryman

Measure Word

一个炮兵 gè

HSK 6

他在解放军中服役，是一名炮兵。

Tā zài Jiěfàngjūn zhōng fúyì, shì yī míng pàobīng.

He served in the People's Liberation Army as an artilleryman.

HSK 7-9

炮兵部队对敌方阵地发动了猛烈轰炸。

Pàobīng bùduì duì dífāng zhèndì fādòng le měngliè hōngzhà.

The artillery unit launched a fierce bombardment of the enemy position.

memory

炮 (cannon/artillery) + 兵 (soldier) = artillery soldier. The same 兵 appears in 步兵 (infantry) and 骑兵 (cavalry).

炮 pào

兵 bīng