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军事 (jūn shì) — military affairs; (attributive) military

Definition

军事 refers to military affairs or strategy as a domain, often used as an adjective ('military operations, military force'). It names the field or activity, unlike 军队 ('the armed forces' as an organization) or 军人 (the people in it).

noun
military affairs(attributive) military

Examples

  • 军事。
    Zhè ge guó jiā yǒu qiáng dà de jūn shì lì liàng.
    This country has a strong military force.
  • 军事。
    Tā cóng xiǎo jiù duì jūn shì hěn gǎn xìng qù.
    He has been very interested in military affairs since he was young.
  • 军事。
    Zhè cì jūn shì xíng dòng qǔ dé le chéng gōng.
    This military operation achieved success.

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.

军jūnmilitary
事shìaffairs

军 specifies the kind of 事, affairs related to the military.

Characters in this word

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.

Open 军 →

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

In 事, 又 is a hand and 中 is a flagpole with a drum; holding a flag in hand depicts performing a job.

Open 事 →
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