步兵师 (bù bīng shī) — infantry division

Definition

noun

infantry division

Measure word · 个

步兵师。
Zhè ge bù bīng shī shì èr zhàn shí qī zuì jīng ruì de bù duì zhī yī.
This infantry division was one of the most elite units during World War II.
步兵师。
bù bīng shī De biān zhì bāo kuò sān gè bù bīng tuán hé zhī yuán dān wèi.
The organization of an infantry division includes three infantry regiments and support units.
步兵师。
Tā men huā le sān gè yuè cái wán chéng bù bīng shī de zhěng biān gōng zuò.
It took them three months to complete the reorganization of the infantry division.

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.

步兵infantry

偏正Modifier + head

师shīdivision

步兵 (foot soldiers) and 师 (division) combine as a division of infantry.

Characters in this word

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

止止步

步 uses two 止 (foot) forms, one reversed, to show one foot stepping in front of the other.

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

兵 combines 斤, a short axe, with 廾, two hands, showing a pair of hands holding a weapon.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 師; 师 is its simplified writing.

𠂤帀師

The traditional form 師 combines 𠂤 and 帀; the simplified 师 is not the form explained here.