更卒

gēngzú
soldier (serving alternate watch)

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Entry Composition

1 更 gēng
  1. to change or replace
  2. to experience
  3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
  4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
=2 卒 zú variant of 卒 zú
=2 卒 zú
  1. soldier
  2. servant
  3. to finish
  4. to die
  5. finally
  6. at last
  7. pawn in Chinese chess

Related entries

丘八 qiūbā soldier (from the two components of the 兵 character) (derog.)
卒 zú
  1. soldier
  2. servant
  3. to finish
  4. to die
  5. finally
  6. at last
  7. pawn in Chinese chess
士兵 shìbīng soldier

classifier: 個

士兵給了我水。

The soldier gave water to me.

Source: Tatoeba

士卒 shìzú
  1. soldier
  2. private (army)
大兵 dàbīng
  1. soldier
  2. large army
  3. powerful army
  4. (old) large-scale war
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