下士 xià shì — lowest-ranked noncommissioned officer (e.g. corporal in the army or petty officer, third class in the navy)

下士
xià shì

Characters: 下 · 士

Definitions

  1. lowest-ranked noncommissioned officer (e.g. corporal in the army or petty officer, third class in the navy)

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. lowest-ranked noncommissioned officer (e.g. corporal in the army or petty officer, third class in the navy)

zdic(汉典)

  1. 低于中士而高于一等兵的军士
  2. 下士的官职或职位;下士军衔

ExtDict

  1. 官名。古代天子﹑诸侯都设有士，分上士﹑中士﹑下士。秦以后亦沿用
  2. 今用作军衔﹐为军士的最低一级
  3. 才德差的人。

Examples

  • 他在连队里是个下士。

    In the company he held the rank of corporal.

  • 下士是军士最低一级。

    Corporal is the lowest NCO rank.

  • 古时设上士、中士、下士。

    In ancient times there were senior, middle, and junior shi officers.