Definition

Noun: - Officer: A person holding a position of authority and command in the armed forces, typically from the rank of second lieutenant (chuẩn úy) and above. This term specifically denotes a commissioned officer.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Người đó là một sĩ quan quân đội. (That person is a military officer.)
  • Các sĩ quan đang họp tại doanh trại. (The officers are meeting at the barracks.)
  • Anh ấy mơ ước trở thành sĩ quan hải quân. (He dreams of becoming a naval officer.)

Advanced Usage

• "sĩ quan tại ngũ": officer on active duty.

  • Sau khi tốt nghiệp, anh ấy trở thành một sĩ quan tại ngũ. (After graduation, he became an officer on active duty.)

• "sĩ quan dự bị": reserve officer.

  • Ông ấy phục vụ với tư cách là một sĩ quan dự bị. (He served as a reserve officer.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sĩ quan chỉ huy (n): commanding officer.
• Sĩ quan cấp tá (n): senior officer (field-grade officer: major, lieutenant colonel, colonel).
• Sĩ quan cấp úy (n): junior officer (company-grade officer: second lieutenant, lieutenant, captain).
• Sĩ quan tình báo (n): intelligence officer.
• Quân nhân (n): servicemember, military personnel (a broader term that includes both officers and enlisted personnel).

Synonyms

• Chỉ huy (n): commander, leader (emphasizes the leadership role).
• Sĩ (n): scholar, gentleman; historically used in a military context as part of terms like "võ sĩ" (warrior), but in modern Vietnamese, "sĩ quan" is the standard term for "officer".

Related Phrases

• "lên lon sĩ quan": to be promoted to officer rank.
  • Sau khóa đào tạo, anh ta đã chính thức lên lon sĩ quan. (After the training course, he was officially promoted to officer rank.)

Related Idioms

• "Làm tướng, làm sĩ": (Literally: to be a general, to be an officer) To hold a high-ranking or leadership position. This idiom reflects the traditional respect for military ranks.
  • Gia đình họ có truyền thống làm tướng, làm sĩ. (Their family has a tradition of holding high military ranks.)

noun

1. officer