Chinese vocabulary: War & military – 25 words with pictures, audio & printable flashcards

战争结束啦！

The war is over!

外国士兵来了。

Foreign soldiers arrived.

他不知道，那天晚上，张学良将军的军队要去捉蒋介石。

He didn't know that that night, General Zhang Xueliang's army was going to capture Chiang Kai-shek.

小龙很难过，他没有时间买新枪。

Xiao Long is very sad, he doesn't have time to buy a new spear.

林明很害怕，他去找郑和说：“将军，对不起，我丢了地图！”

Lin Ming was very scared, he went to find Zheng He and said: “General, I'm sorry, I lost the map!”

一个军官走进来，说：“张排长，司令要见你。”

An officer walked in and said: "Platoon Leader Zhang, the Commander wants to see you."

我念一段给你听,"梅,前线一切平安,勿念。

I'll read a passage for you to hear, "Mei, all is safe at the front, don't worry.

一个军官走进来，说：“张排长，司令要见你。”

An officer walked in and said: "Platoon Leader Zhang, the Commander wants to see you."

妈,他爷爷是周长风,爷爷战友!我找到了联系方式。

Mom, his grandfather is Zhou Changfeng, Grandpa's comrade! I found the contact info.

房间里有两个人：老兵张排长和年轻的士兵小刘。

In the room there were two people: old soldier Platoon Leader Zhang and a young soldier named Xiao Liu.

半夜，小刘听到了枪声，他很害怕，躲在房间里不敢出去。

In the middle of the night, Xiao Liu heard gunfire, he was very scared, hiding in the room, not daring to go out.

你爷爷是打过仗的?

Your grandfather fought in the war?

那时候战乱，很多人都逃命，你爷爷还记得欠钱的事，真的很难得。

There was war and chaos back then, and lots of people were fleeing for their lives. Your grandpa still remembered the money he owed—that’s really admirable.

1962年那次送信，我在路上遇到炮击，受了重伤，昏迷了五个月。

That time I was delivering a letter in 1962, I came under artillery fire on the way, was seriously wounded, and spent five months in a coma.

找到了,笔记本上写着"老林,1962,新兵连"。

Found it, the notebook says "Old Lin, 1962, Recruit Company".

表面那句是："陆连长蓄意破坏三号锅炉，情况属实，望上级核查。"

The surface sentence is: 'Company Commander Lu intentionally sabotaged boiler number three, the situation is true, request higher authorities to verify.'

手机忽然震动起来,是一通陌生号码打来的电话——是成功岭营区的公用电话。

The phone suddenly vibrated. It was a call from an unknown number – a public phone from the Success Camp barracks.

张排长看着棋盘，脸色不好，好像在想别的事情。

Platoon Leader Zhang looked at the chessboard, his expression was not good (he looked worried), as if he was thinking about something else.

十月的一天，远处传来了炮声。

One day in October, the sound of cannons came from the distance.

他有一杆黑色的长枪。

He has one black long spear.

中国正在打仗。

China was at war.

岳飞想去当兵，他想保护国家。

Yue Fei wanted to go be a soldier, he wanted to protect the country.

这是他行军时用的哨子,他说这东西救过他的命。

This is the whistle he used on the march, he said this thing once saved his life.

你爷爷是打过仗的?

Your grandfather fought in the war?

找到了,笔记本上写着"老林,1962,新兵连"。

Found it, the notebook says "Old Lin, 1962, Recruit Company".