Definition
撤军 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to withdraw troops'. The verb 撤 and the object 军 can be separated by aspect markers (了, 过) or measure words: 撤了军 ('withdrew troops'), 撤过军 ('have withdrawn troops before'). It is used in military or political contexts to describe pulling armed forces out of a location.
v.o.
to withdraw troopsto pull out military forces
Examples
- 撤军。Zhèngfǔ juédìng cóng biānjìng chè jūn.The government decided to withdraw troops from the border.
- 。Tāmen qùnián yǐjīng chè le jūn.They had already withdrawn troops last year.
- 撤军。Zhè cì chè jūn xíngdòng fēicháng shùnlì.This troop withdrawal operation went very smoothly.
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