别动队 (bié dòng duì) — (historical) special detachment or commando unit; armed secret agent squad
Definition
A military/political term for an armed special detachment or secret agent squad, used in modern Chinese historical writing (esp. Republican-era and wartime). It is a set compound, not a common everyday noun.
noun
(historical) special detachment or commando unitarmed secret agent squad
Measure word · 支
Examples
- 别动队。Zhè zhī bié dòng duì zài kàng rì zhàn zhēng zhōng zhí xíng guò duō cì wēi xiǎn rèn wu.This special detachment carried out many dangerous missions during the War of Resistance against Japan.
- ，别动队。Lǎo rén zài huí yì lù lǐ tí dào, tā bèi guó mín dǎng bié dòng duì zhuā qù shěn wèn guò.In his memoir, the old man mentioned that he was arrested for interrogation by a Kuomintang secret agent squad.
- ，别动队。Guān yú nà duàn lì shǐ, bié dòng duì zhè ge cí zǒng ràng rén xiǎng qǐ bào lì yǔ mì mì xíng dòng.Regarding that period of history, the term 'special detachment' always brings to mind violence and covert operations.
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