士官 (shì guān) — noncommissioned officer (NCO)
Definition
Noncommissioned officer (NCO) — the career enlisted ranks between 士兵 (ordinary soldier) and 军官 (commissioned officer). In the PLA, 士官 is the standard term, replacing the older 军士.
noun
noncommissioned officer (NCO)
Measure word · 名
Examples
- 士官。Tā tōng guò nǔ lì cóng pǔ tōng shì bīng jìn shēng wéi shì guān.He worked hard and was promoted from ordinary soldier to NCO.
- 士官。Zhè wèi shì guān yǒu èr shí nián de fú yì jīng yàn.This NCO has twenty years of service experience.
- 士官。Bù duì lǐ shì guān fù zé xùn liàn xīn bīng.In the army, NCOs are responsible for training new recruits.
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