仪仗队 (yí zhàng duì) — honor guard; guard of honor

Definition

Examples

• 迎接外国元首时，仪仗队站在红毯两旁。
  Yíng jiē wài guó yuán shǒu shí, yí zhàng duì zhàn zài hóng tǎn liǎng páng.
  When welcoming foreign heads of state, the honor guard stands on both sides of the red carpet.
• 国庆阅兵式上，仪仗队迈着整齐的步伐通过广场。
  Guó qìng yuè bīng shì shàng, yí zhàng duì mài zhe zhěng qí de bù fá tōng guò guǎng chǎng.
  During the National Day parade, the guard of honor marched across the square in neat steps.
• 那位士兵因为表现优异被选入了仪仗队。
  Nà wèi shì bīng yīn wèi biǎo xiàn yōu yì bèi xuǎn rù le yí zhàng duì.
  That soldier was selected into the honor guard because of his excellent performance.