Etymology

bingtuan

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Today it means: In China, a construction and corporation composed of soldiers, especially working-class ones. Full definition →

Mandarin 兵团
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from兵团“army unit, army formation”
  2. English todaybingtuan

From Mandarin 兵团 (bīngtuán, “army unit, army formation”).

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