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联军 (lián jūn) — allied forces

Definition

联军 refers to military forces from multiple allied nations or factions fighting together under a shared goal. It emphasizes the joint, multi-party nature of the alliance rather than a single country's army.

noun
allied forces
Measure word · 支

Examples

  • 。
    Duō guó lián jūn gòng tóng duì kàng qīn lüè zhě.
    The multinational allied forces jointly fought against the invaders.
  • 联军。
    Zhè zhī lián jūn zài zhàn zhēng zhōng fā huī le zhòng yào zuò yòng.
    This allied force played an important role in the war.
  • ，联军。
    Lì shǐ shàng, lián jūn de shèng lì gǎi biàn le shì jiè gé jú.
    Historically, the victory of the allied forces changed the world situation.

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.

联liánallied
军jūnarmy

联 means joined or allied, and 军 means army, giving allied forces.

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 聯; 联 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 聯 combines 耳 (ear) and 絲 (silk); 联 is a simplified form of 聯.

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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.

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Military & Defense

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