中尉 (zhōng wèi) — first lieutenant (army, air force) or lieutenan…

Definition

noun

first lieutenant (army, air force) or lieutenant junior-grade (navy)

Measure word · 位

中尉，。
Tā shì yì míng zhōng wèi, zài bù duì lǐ fù zé zhǐ huī yí gè pái.
He is a first lieutenant, responsible for commanding a platoon in the army.
中尉，。
Zhè wèi zhōng wèi gāng cóng jūn xiào bì yè, jiù bèi pài dào le qián xiàn.
This first lieutenant was just assigned to the front after graduating from military academy.
，中尉。
Zài hǎi jūn zhōng, zhōng wèi de jūn xián bǐ shàng wèi dī yī jí.
In the navy, the rank of lieutenant junior-grade is one level lower than captain.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

中 means middle and 尉 means officer, giving a middle-grade officer.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The original picture showed a flagpole with a drum in the middle, set up in the center of a field.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The form 尉 is made of 𡰥, 寸 (hand), and 火 (fire); the meaning of 𡰥 is unclear.

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