cān​jūn HSK7

to join the army

参军 參軍 cān//jūn
to join the army verb + noun
to join the military; to enlist

I thought you always wanted to join the army.

He has been in the army for 22 years.

military adviser
(literary) an official title in imperial China for an officer who provides military counsel or acts as an aide-de-camp
theatrical role
the leading character role in the Adjutant Play (cānjūnxì), a form of comedy theater popular during the Tang and Song dynasties

Frequency

Movie subtitles
5.51 per million appears in 2% of films
Written text
3.53 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources