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少校
shàoxiào
1. junior ranking officer in Chinese army
2. major
3. lieutenant commander
Very Common • Top 3%

Character Breakdown

少
shǎo
few, little; less; inadequate
HSK 1 4 丶
校
xiào
school; military field officer
HSK 1 10 丶

Compound Words (1)

海军少校
hǎijūnshǎoxiào
lieutenant commander (= UK and US Navy equivalent)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
2,659 of 84,292