大校 (dà xiào) — senior colonel (ground/air force); senior captain (navy)
Definition
Senior officer rank in the PLA: a senior colonel in the army and air force, equivalent to a senior captain in the navy. It sits above 上校 and below 少将.
noun
senior colonel (ground/air force)senior captain (navy)
Measure word · 位
Examples
- 大校。Tā qù nián jìn shēng wéi dà xiào.He was promoted to senior colonel last year.
- 大校。Zhè wèi dà xiào zhǐ huī le nà cì yǎn xí.This senior colonel commanded that exercise.
- 大校。Hǎi jūn dà xiào de jūn xián biāo zhì shì sān tiáo gàng.The rank insignia of a senior captain in the navy is three bars.
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