Definition
教导员 is a military-political rank specific to the People's Liberation Army, equivalent to a battalion-level political commissar. It combines the roles of political education and unit leadership — a concept that doesn't have a direct English equivalent outside the Chinese military context. You'll encounter it in historical or military texts, not in everyday conversation.
n.
(military) political instructor (at battalion level)
Examples
- 教导员。jiāo zhèngzài gěi shìbīngmen zuò sīxiǎng gōngzuò.The political instructor is doing ideological work with the soldiers.
- 教导员。Zhè wèi jiāo zài bùduì lǐ hěn yǒu wēixìn.This political instructor has great authority in the unit.
- 教导员。Liánzhǎng hé jiāo yìqǐ tǎolùn le xùnliàn jìhuà.The company commander and the political instructor discussed the training plan together.
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