教导员 (jiào dǎo yuán) — (military) political instructor (at battalion level)
Definition
A military term: the political instructor (political commissar) assigned at roughly the battalion level in the PLA. Pairs with the commanding officer (连长/营长) — the officer handles military command while 教导员 handles political and ideological work.
noun
(military) political instructor (at battalion level)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 教导员。jiào dǎo yuán Zhèng zài gěi shì bīng men zuò sī xiǎng gōng zuò.The political instructor is doing ideological work with the soldiers.
- 教导员。Zhè wèi jiào dǎo yuán zài bù duì lǐ hěn yǒu wēi xìn.This political instructor has great authority in the unit.
- 教导员。Lián zhǎng hé jiào dǎo yuán yì qǐ tǎo lùn le xùn liàn jì huà.The company commander and the political instructor discussed the training plan together.
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