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排长
páizhǎng
Description
排长是军队里的一个小队长，管一排的士兵。
A 排长 is a squad leader in the army, in charge of a 排长 of soldiers.
他当过兵，还做过排长。
He has served in the military and has also been a 排长.
Meanings
排长páizhǎng
platoon leader (military rank)
排长带着士兵去训练。
The platoon leader took the soldiers to train.
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Notes
- Etymology
排 (platoon) + 长 (leader/head), the officer in charge of a platoon.
- Nuance
ranks below 连长 (company commander) and above 班长 (squad leader).
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