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Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhòngwèi
"中尉指挥小队完成了任务。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a second officer and below a captain.
"The lieutenant led his platoon through the difficult terrain."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French phrase 'lieu tenant', meaning 'one who holds a place' or a deputy, combining 'lieu' (place, from Latin 'locus') and 'tenant' (holding, from Latin 'tenere'). Originally used in military contexts during the late Middle Ages to designate an officer who acts in the place of a superior.
10 Global Lexicons: How "Lieutenant" is said worldwide
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lieutenant
Transliteration: lieutenant
"Le lieutenant a donné l'ordre de avancer."
Leutnant
Transliteration: Leutnant
"Der Leutnant übernahm das Kommando über die Einheit."
tenente
Transliteration: tenente
"Il tenente ha ispezionato le truppe."
teniente
Transliteration: teniente
"El teniente informó sobre la situación en el frente."
tenente
Transliteration: tenente
"O tenente liderou a patrulha durante a noite."
लेफ्टिनेंट
Transliteration: leftinaiṇṭ
"लेफ्टिनेंट ने अपने सैनिकों को निर्देश दिए।"
中尉
Transliteration: zhòngwèi
"中尉指挥小队完成了任务。"
중위
Transliteration: jungwi
"중위가 소대원들에게 명령을 내렸다."
中尉
Transliteration: chūi
"中尉は部隊に指示を出した。"
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