随军 (suí jūn) — to be with the army (as a spouse, family member, or journalist)

Definition

随军 (suí jūn) means to accompany or live with the army, typically used for a soldier's spouse, dependents, or a journalist following troops. It's a separable verb: 随…军, as in 她随了三年军.

verb
to be with the army (as a spouse, family member, or journalist)

Examples

  • 随军。
    Tā jié hūn yǐ hòu jiù suí jūn qù le biān jiāng.
    After getting married, he went to the frontier with the army.
  • ，。
    Tā suí le sān nián jūn, hái zi dōu shì zài jūn yíng zhǎng dà de.
    She accompanied the army for three years, and the children grew up on the base.
  • 随军。
    suí jūn Jiā shǔ kě yǐ xiǎng shòu bù duì de yī liáo fú wù.
    Military dependents can access the army's medical services.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

随suífollow
军jūnarmy

'随' means follow and '军' means army, so accompanying the army.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 隨; 随 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辵辵chuòwalking
Sound part声符shēngfú
𡐦
𡐦𡐦隨suí
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 隨 pairs 辵 (walking) with 𡐦 (the sound part); the simplified 随 is a later shorthand.

Open 随 →

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.

Open 军 →

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.