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中国人民解放军

Zhōng guó Rén mín Jiě fàng jūndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
People's Liberation Army (PLA), the unified armed forces of the People's Republic of China
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-30107d483e03d750. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

中國人民解放軍 中国人民解放军 [Zhong1 guo2 Ren2 min2 Jie3 fang4 jun1] /People's Liberation Army (PLA), the unified armed forces of the People's Republic of China/

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Other forms in these source records: 中國人民解放軍

  • 中
    zhōng

    within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right

    zhòng

    to hit (a target) / to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc) / to win (a prize or lottery)

    Zhōng

    (bound form) China / Chinese / surname Zhong

  • 国
    guó

    country / nation / state / (bound form) national

    Guó

    surname Guo

  • 人
  • 民
    mín

    (bound form) the people / inhabitants of a country

    Mín

    surname Min

  • 解
    jiě

    to divide / to break up / to split / to separate / to dissolve / to solve / to melt / to remove / to untie / to loosen / to open / to emancipate / to explain / to understand / to know / a solution / a dissection

    jiè

    to transport under guard

    xiè

    acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old)

    Xiè

    surname Xie

  • 放
    fàng

    to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks)

  • 军
    jūn

    (bound form) army / military

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