服兵役

fúbīngyì
to serve in the army

CEDICT

凡年滿二十歲的男子對國家應盡的義務。在一定期間內，必須接受國家軍事訓練，為國家安全做準備。以抽籤方式來決定為陸軍、海軍、空軍等不同兵種。有兩年、三年和四年半等不同役期。

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Entry Composition

1 服 fú
  1. clothes
  2. dress
  3. garment
  4. to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc)
  5. to obey
  6. to be convinced (by an argument)
  7. to convince
  8. to admire
  9. to acclimatize
  10. to take (medicine)
  11. mourning clothes
  12. to wear mourning clothes
2 兵役 bīngyì military service

Related entries

服役 fúyì
  1. to serve in the army
  2. in active service
當兵 dāngbīng
  1. to serve in the army
  2. to be a soldier
從軍 cóngjūn
  1. to enlist
  2. to serve in the army