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上校
shàngxiào
1. high ranking officer in Chinese army
2. colonel
Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown

上
shàng
above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
HSK 1 3 丶
校
xiào
school; military field officer
HSK 1 10 丶

Compound Words (2)

海军上校
hǎijūnshàngxiào
captain (= UK and US Navy equivalent)
陆军上校
lùjūnshàngxiào
colonel

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
1,733 of 84,292