入列 (rù liè) — (military) to fall in, to take one's place in the ranks

Definition

A military command/action meaning 'fall in / take your place in the ranks' — the verb form of the command 入列! Contrast with 排队 (line up in general, everyday) and 列队 (form a line, also military but describes the arrangement, not joining it).

verb
(military) to fall into take one's place in the ranks

Examples

  • ，入列！
    Quán tǐ shì bīng, tīng kǒu lìng rù liè!
    All soldiers, at the command, fall in!
  • ，。
    Xīn bīng men yǐ jīng rù le liè, děng dài jiào guān zhǐ shì.
    The new recruits have already fallen in and are waiting for the drill instructor's orders.
  • ，。
    Tā cóng mò rù guò liè, suǒ yǐ bù zhī dào zhàn nǎ lǐ.
    He has never fallen in before, so he doesn't know where to stand.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

入rùenter
列lièranks

"入" (enter) and "列" (ranks) combine to mean take one's place in the ranks.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

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

列 combines 歹, drawn as skeletal remains, and 刀, a knife, to depict tearing apart.

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