当兵

dāng bīng · dang bing

Traditional 當兵

Meaning

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  1. to serve in the army
  2. to be a soldier

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)十(shí)八(bā)岁(suì)那(nà)年(nián)去(qù)当(dāng)兵(bīng)了(le)。

He went to serve in the army at the age of eighteen.

02

当(dāng)兵(bīng)的(de)生(shēng)活(huó)让(ràng)他(tā)变(biàn)得(de)更(gèng)坚(jiān)强(qiáng)。

Life as a soldier made him stronger.

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