(jiāng jūn) - general (military rank) in Mandarin
jiāngjūnTraditional: 将军
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Translation
general (military rank)
Word origin
将军 means 'general': 将 (jiàng, 'to command, general') plus 军 (jūn, 'army', simplified from 軍, originally a chariot 車 enclosed, an encamped force). Together: the commander of an army.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 将 (jiàng, to command) + 军 (jūn, army)
Stroke order
将
军
Examples
。
He is a famous general.
。
The general issued the order.
。
He dreams of becoming a general.
撤退。
The general ordered a retreat.
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This general is very famous.
将军 (jiāng jūn) means general, a senior military rank.
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