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    Expressing 'marine corps' with 陆战队 (lùzhànduì)

    Topic & Focus

    Explanation

    陆战队 (lùzhànduì) means "marine corps," referring to a military branch specialized in amphibious operations. In Chinese, it often appears as 海军陆战队 (navy marine corps) for the full official name.

    Examples

    • 他的梦想是加入海军陆战队。

      tā de mèngxiǎng shì jiārù hǎijūn lùzhànduì.

      His dream is to join the Marine Corps.

    • 陆战队的训练非常艰苦，不是每个人都能坚持下来。

      lùzhànduì de xùnliàn fēicháng jiānkǔ, bú shì měi ge rén dōu néng jiānchí xiàlái.

      Marine Corps training is extremely grueling—not everyone can stick it out.

    • 这部电影讲的是一支陆战队在海外执行任务的故事。

      zhè bù diànyǐng jiǎng de shì yì zhī lùzhànduì zài hǎiwài zhíxíng rènwu de gùshi.

      This movie is about a Marine unit carrying out a mission overseas.

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