công binh
Definition
- Noun:
- Military Engineer / Combat Engineer: A soldier trained in military engineering, specializing in tasks such as constructing and breaching fortifications, building and destroying bridges, laying and clearing mines, and other field engineering to support military operations.
- Sapper: A term for a private or lower-ranking soldier in an engineering unit, often involved in front-line, hazardous engineering work.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Đơn vị công binh đã xây cầu phao qua sông. (The engineer unit built a pontoon bridge across the river.)
- Anh ấy phục vụ trong binh chủng công binh. (He served in the engineer corps.)
- Các công binh đang rà phá bom mìn. (The sappers are clearing landmines.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "công binh" is specific to military contexts. It refers to the branch, the unit, or the individual soldiers within that branch.
- "Binh chủng Công binh": Engineer Corps.
- Binh chủng Công binh là một phần quan trọng của quân đội. (The Engineer Corps is an important part of the military.)
Variants and Related Words
- Công binh công xưởng (n): Workshop or factory engineers (military context).
- Đội công binh (n): Engineer team/squad.
Synonyms
- Military Engineer: A soldier specializing in engineering duties.
- Sapper: A combat engineer, especially one performing perilous tasks like demolitions.
- Combat Engineer: Emphasizes the front-line, tactical role.
Related Terms and Concepts
- Công sự (n): Fortifications, defensive works (often built by ).
- Mở đường (v): To clear a path, a common task for engineer units.
- Quân đội (n): Army, military (the larger organization to which belong).