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上校 (shàng xiào): Colonel (noun (military rank)) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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上校 consists of 2 characters.

上 • shàng • up; above • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

shàng上

up; above

校 • xiào • school; to check, to compare

xiào校

school; to check, to compare

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Pinyinshàng xiào

Meaningcolonel

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxnoun (military rank)

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Example Sentences with 上校

Shàng上

xiào校

mìng命

lìng令

shì士

bīng兵

qián前

jìn进

。

The colonel ordered the soldiers to advance.

Nà那

wèi位

shàng上

xiào校

hěn很

yǒu有

jīng经

yàn验

。

That colonel is very experienced.

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More common words that include characters from 上校.

Words with 上

上午shàng wǔmorning
上学shàng xuéto go to school
上课shàng kèto go to class
上去shàng quto go up
上来shàng laito come up
上班shàng bānstart work
上面shàng miànon top of
早上zǎo shangearly morning

Words with 校

学校xué xiàoschool
校园xiào yuáncampus
校长xiào zhǎnghead teacher; principal
夜校yè xiàoNight school / evening classes
中校

zhōng xiào

lieutenant colonel

全校quán xiàothe whole school

军校jūn xiàomilitary academy

分校fēn xiàobranch campus; branch school