đăng lính

Một thanh niên quyết định đăng lính để bảo vệ tổ quốc.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To enlist, to enroll (in the military): The primary meaning of "đăng lính" is to voluntarily join the army or military service by officially registering one's name.
   • To be conscripted: It can also refer to the process of being drafted into mandatory military service.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh trai tôi vừa đăng lính. (My older brother just enlisted in the army.)
  • Năm đó, nhiều thanh niên phải đăng lính. (That year, many young men had to be conscripted.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is specific to military enrollment and is not used for other types of registration or enrollment (e.g., in a school or club).

Variants and Related Words

• Lính (n): soldier.
  • Người lính đó rất dũng cảm. (That soldier is very brave.)
• Nghĩa vụ quân sự (n): military service, conscription.
  • Anh ấy đang thực hiện nghĩa vụ quân sự. (He is fulfilling his military service.)

Synonyms

• Enlist: to enroll for military service.
• Join up: an informal term for enlisting.
• Be drafted: to be selected for compulsory military service.

Related Idioms

• While "đăng lính" itself is not typically part of a broader idiom, the act is sometimes colloquially referred to as "đi lính" (to go soldiering).
  • Cậu ấy sắp đi lính. (He is about to join the army.)