zhì​yuàn​jūn

volunteer army

  • created reference approved 志愿军/志願軍 → 支 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    志愿军 / 志願軍 zhì​yuàn​jūn

    支 zhī

    classifier

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  • created sense approved 志愿军/志願軍 · zhì​yuàn​jūn · volunteer army — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    志愿军 / 志願軍

    zhì​yuàn​jūn

    volunteer army

    An army composed of volunteers from one or more countries who participate in another country's foreign or civil war, typically to resist external aggression.

    志愿 (literal) → 志愿/志願 · zhì​yuàn · to volunteer 军 (literal) → 军/軍 · jūn · military

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  • created sense approved 志愿军/志願軍 · zhì​yuàn​jūn · the Chinese People's Volunteer Army — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    志愿军 / 志願軍

    zhì​yuàn​jūn

    the Chinese People's Volunteer Army

    Specifically refers to the Chinese forces (PVA) that fought in the Korean War (1950–1953)

    志愿 (literal) → 志愿/志願 · zhì​yuàn · to volunteer 军 (literal) → 军/軍 · jūn · military

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