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下士

xià shì · xia shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT

lowest-ranked noncommissioned officer (e.g. corporal in the army or petty officer, third class in the navy)

2 examples

那(nà)位(wèi)下(xià)士(shì)在(zài)训(xùn)练(liàn)中(zhōng)表(biǎo)现(xiàn)得(de)非(fēi)常(cháng)认(rèn)真(zhēn)。

That corporal performed very seriously in training.

他(tā)刚(gāng)被(bèi)提(tí)升(shēng)为(wéi)下(xià)士(shì)，心(xīn)里(lǐ)特(tè)别(bié)高(gāo)兴(xìng)。

He had just been promoted to corporal and was especially happy.

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