他晋升为大佐。

He advanced to colonel.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 他 tā
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)
2 晋升 jìnshēng to promote to a higher position
=3 为 wéi
  1. as (in the capacity of)
  2. to take sth as
  3. to act as
  4. to serve as
  5. to behave as
  6. to become
  7. to be
  8. to do
  9. by (in the passive voice)
=3 为 wèi
  1. because of
  2. for
  3. to
=3 为 wéi variant of 为 wéi
=3 为 wèi variant of 为 wèi
=4 大 dà
  1. big; large; great
  2. older (than another person)
  3. eldest (as in 大姐 dàjiě)
  4. greatly; freely; fully
  5. (dialect) father
  6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
=4 大 dài see 大夫 dàifu
5 佐 zuǒ
  1. to assist
  2. assistant
  3. aide
  4. to accompany