中國人民解放軍
简 中国人民解放军 · 繁 中國人民解放軍Meanings
- People's Liberation Army (PLA), the unified armed forces of the People's Republic of China
Characters in this entry
- 中
- zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
- 國
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- 人
- rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
- 民
- mín · people, subjects, citizens
- 解
- jiě · loosen, unfasten, untie; explain; hexagram ䷧
- 放
- fàng · put, release, free, liberate
- 軍
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- 国
- guó · nation, country, nation-state
- 军
- jūn · army, military; soldiers, troops
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Mandarin tones
1–2–2–2–3–4–1 · Zhong1 guo2 Ren2 min2 Jie3 fang4 jun1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
zung1 gwok3 jan4 man4 gaai2 fong3 gwan1
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name
- (military) the People's Liberation Army
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