jiāng jūn

Traditional: 將軍

将军 (jiāng jūn) is a Chinese word meaning “general; high-ranking military officer; to check or checkmate”.

Meanings

  1. 1general
  2. 2high-ranking military officer
  3. 3to check or checkmate
  4. 4fig. to embarrass
  5. 5to challenge
  6. 6to put sb on the spot
Part of speech
noun

Characters in 将军

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