战友 (zhàn yǒu) — comrade-in-arms
Definition
A comrade-in-arms — specifically a fellow soldier or veteran you've served with, carrying a sense of shared hardship. 伙伴 is a general 'companion' for any context; 同志 today is mostly political.
noun
comrade-in-arms
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，战友。Zài yí cì yǎn xí zhōng, wǒ jié shí le yí wèi zhàn yǒu.I got to know a comrade-in-arms during a military exercise.
- 战友，。Tā men céng jīng shì zhàn yǒu, xiàn zài hái shì hěn hǎo de péng you.They used to be comrades-in-arms and are still good friends now.
- ，战友。Měi nián de jiàn jūn jié, tā dōu huì hé jǐ wèi lǎo zhàn yǒu jù huì.Every year on Army Day, he gets together with a few old comrades-in-arms.
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