下士 xià shì

lowest noncommissioned officer rank

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 7357th word

Definitions

  1. 1. lowest-ranked noncommissioned officer (e.g. corporal in the army or petty officer, third class in the navy)

Characters

Character Meaning
下 xià HSK 1
down; below; to go down
士 shì HSK 4
soldier; specialist worker; honorific