军队
Old HSK 6
军队 (jūnduì) · army
军队 (jūnduì) means “army; armed forces; troops”. It is written with 2 characters: 军 (army) + 队 (team). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 军队 is built
The characters
军 jūn · army
What 军 is made of
- 冖mì — cover
- 车chē — cart
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 七qī — seven
队 duì · team
What 队 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A group of people 人 gathered in one place 阝 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他年轻时在军队里当过兵。Tā niánqīng shí zài jūnduì lǐ dāng guò bīng.He served in the army when he was young.
军队帮助人们抗洪。Jūnduì bāngzhù rénmen kànghóng.The army helped people fight the floods.
Questions about 军队
What does 军队 mean?
军队 (jūnduì) means “army; armed forces; troops”.
How do you pronounce 军队?
军队 is pronounced jūnduì.
Which HSK level is 军队?
军队 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 冠军guànjūnchampion
- 军事jūnshìmilitary
- 季军jìjūnthird place
- 将军jiāngjūngeneral (military)
- 亚军yàjūnrunner-up
- 队长duìzhǎngcaptain
- 排队páiduìto line up
- 球队qiúduì(sports) team
- 队员duìyuánteam member
- 乐队yuèduìband
Learn 军队 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 104: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.