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空军

kōngjūn

air force

HSK 8 · Topic “Armed forces and warfare”
A pilot in goggles stands beside a propeller plane
Memory picture

Characters in this word

空 kōng

Strokes
8
Radical
穴 — cave, den, hole
Made of
穴 cave, den, hole 工 labor, work
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

军 jūn

Strokes
6
Radical
车 — cart, vehicle
Made of
冖 cover 车 cart, vehicle
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 军

Example phrases

  • 空军在联合演习中展示了远程预警和快速反应能力。 Kōngjūn zài liánhé yǎnxí zhōng zhǎnshì le yuǎnchéng yùjǐng hé kuàisù fǎnyìng nénglì. The air force demonstrated long-range early warning and rapid response capabilities in the joint exercise.
  • 他从小就梦想加入空军，成为一名飞行员。 Tā cóng xiǎo jiù mèngxiǎng jiārù kōngjūn, chéngwéi yì míng fēixíngyuán. Since childhood he dreamed of joining the air force and becoming a pilot.
  • 这位爷爷年轻时在空军工作，现在还爱看飞机。 Zhè wèi yéye niánqīng shí zài kōngjūn gōngzuò, xiànzài hái ài kàn fēijī. This grandfather worked in the air force when young, and still loves watching planes.

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