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官兵

guānbīng

officers and soldiers

A row of uniformed people jogs in step across a field at sunrise.
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Characters in this word

官 guān

Strokes
8
Radical
宀 — roof
Made of
宀 roof 㠯 according to, for, with

兵 bīng

Strokes
7
Radical
八 — eight
Made of
丘 mound, hill 八 eight
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 洪水退去后,官兵仍留在村里清理淤泥,帮助老人修补房屋。 Hóngshuǐ tuìqù hòu, guānbīng réng liú zài cūn li qīnglǐ yūní, bāngzhù lǎorén xiūbǔ fángwū. After the flood receded, the officers and soldiers remained in the village to clear silt and help elderly residents repair their homes.
  • 官兵们每天清晨都要列队跑步。 Guānbīngmen měitiān qīngchén dōu yào lièduì pǎobù. Every morning the officers and soldiers line up and go for a run.
  • 过年的时候,市民给驻地的官兵送去了饺子。 Guònián de shíhou, shìmín gěi zhùdì de guānbīng sòng qù le jiǎozi. At New Year, townspeople took dumplings to the officers and soldiers at the barracks.

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