Definition

Examples

• 他是一名中尉，在部队里负责指挥一个排。
  Tā shì yì míng zhōng wèi, zài bùduì lǐ fùzé zhǐhuī yí gè pái.
  He is a first lieutenant, responsible for commanding a platoon in the army.
• 这位中尉刚从军校毕业，就被派到了前线。
  Zhè wèi zhōng wèi gāng cóng jūnxiào bìyè, jiù bèi pài dào le qiánxiàn.
  This first lieutenant was just assigned to the front after graduating from military academy.
• 在海军中，中尉的军衔比上尉低一级。
  Zài hǎijūn zhōng, zhōng wèi de jūnxián bǐ shàngwèi dī yì jí.
  In the navy, the rank of lieutenant junior-grade is one level lower than captain.