(jiāng jūn) - general (military rank) in Mandarin

jiāngjūn

Traditional: 將軍

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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.

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He dreams of becoming a general.

撤chè退tuì。

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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This word is part of lesson 19.