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下士

xià shì · xia shi

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Meaning

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  1. lowest-ranked noncommissioned officer (e.g. corporal in the army or petty officer, third class in the navy)
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2 examples
01

那(nà)位(wèi)下(xià)士(shì)在(zài)训(xùn)练(liàn)中(zhōng)表(biǎo)现(xiàn)得(de)非(fēi)常(cháng)认(rèn)真(zhēn)。

That corporal performed very seriously in training.

02

他(tā)刚(gāng)被(bèi)提(tí)升(shēng)为(wéi)下(xià)士(shì)，心(xīn)里(lǐ)特(tè)别(bié)高(gāo)兴(xìng)。

He had just been promoted to corporal and was especially happy.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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