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全军 (quán jūn) — the entire army; the whole military force

Definition

Refers to the armed forces as a single collective unit — the whole military, treated as one body. Often used in formal or official contexts (reports, announcements, exercises).

noun
the entire armythe whole military force

Examples

  • ，全军。
    Zhè cì yǎn xí, quán jūn cān jiā.
    The entire army participated in this exercise.
  • 全军。
    quán jūn Guān bīng dōu jiē shòu le xīn xùn liàn.
    All officers and soldiers of the entire army received new training.
  • 全军。
    Zhè yì jué dìng guān xì dào quán jūn de lì yì.
    This decision concerns the interests of the entire army.

Origin

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.

全quánwhole
军jūnarmy

全 gives the sense of whole, and 军 means army, so it names the entire military force.

Characters in this word

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

The shape puts 入 together with 玉 to show a whole piece of jade, so it means complete or whole.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 軍; 军 is its simplified writing.

  • 車車jūcart; chariot
  • 勹勹bāoto surround

In the traditional form 軍, 車 shows the chariot sense, while the part now written 勹 is a sound part, not the 'surround' 勹. Simplified 军 is a later shorthand.

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Military & Defense

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