People's Liberation Army

proper noun

People's Liberation Army Ground Force, the army branch of the military arm of the People's Republic of China.

Similar
PLA
OriginChinese 人民解放軍 /人民解放军 →
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Meanings

proper nounthe People's Liberation Army
  1. governmentPeople's Liberation Army Ground Force, the army branch of the military arm of the People's Republic of China.

    Jinggangshan [translating 井岡山 /井冈山 (Jǐnggāngshān)] is considered the "cradle of the Chinese revolution" and, in 1927, was the official birthplace of the Red Army, now known as the People's Liberation Army of China.

    2017 September 22, Joseph Campbell, “Reliving China's Long March”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2017

    Synonyms: PLA

  2. governmentThe military arm of the People's Republic of China.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounPeople's Liberation Army Ground Force, the army branch of the military arm of the People's Republic of China.

Similar
PLA

Origin

  1. Chinese人民解放軍 /人民解放军
  2. EnglishPeople's Liberation Army

Calque of Chinese 人民解放軍 /人民解放军 (rénmín jiěfàngjūn).

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Translations

Arabic جَيْش التَحْرِير الشَعْبِيّ الصِينِيّ
  • جَيْش التَحْرِير الشَعْبِيّ الصِينِيّ (jayš at-taḥrīr aš-šaʕbiyy aṣ-ṣīniyy)army branch
Chinese Cantonese 中國人民解放軍 /中国人民解放军
  • 中國人民解放軍 /中国人民解放军 (zung¹ gwok³ jan⁴ man⁴ gaai² fong³ gwan¹)army branch
Chinese Mandarin 中國人民解放軍 /中国人民解放军, 解放軍 /解放军
  • 中國人民解放軍 /中国人民解放军 (Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn)army branch
  • 解放軍 /解放军 (jiěfàngjūn)army branch
Danish Folkets Befrielseshær
  • Folkets Befrielseshærarmy branch
Esperanto Popola Liberiga Armeo
  • Popola Liberiga Armeoarmy branch
Finnish Kansan vapautusarmeija
  • Kansan vapautusarmeijaarmy branch
French Armée populaire de libération
  • Armée populaire de libérationarmy branch
German Volksbefreiungsarmee
  • Volksbefreiungsarmeearmy branch
Greek Λαϊκός Απελευθερωτικός Στρατός
  • Λαϊκός Απελευθερωτικός Στρατός (Laïkós Apeleftherotikós Stratós)army branch
Hindi जनवरी मुक्ति सेना
  • जनवरी मुक्ति सेना (janavrī mukti senā)army branch
Italian Esercito Popolare di Liberazione
  • Esercito Popolare di Liberazionearmy branch
Japanese 中国人民解放軍
  • 中国人民解放軍 (Chūgoku jinmin kaihōgun)army branch
Korean 중국 인민해방군, 中國人民解放軍
  • 중국 인민해방군 (Jungguk inminhaebanggun)army branch
  • 中國人民解放軍army branch
Persian ارتش آزادیبخش خلق
  • ارتش آزادیبخش خلقarmy branch
Russian Наро́дно-освободи́тельная а́рмия Кита́я
  • Наро́дно-освободи́тельная а́рмия Кита́я (Naródno-osvobodítelʹnaja ármija Kitája)army branch
Spanish Ejército Popular de Liberación
  • Ejército Popular de Liberaciónarmy branch
Thai กองทัพปลดปล่อยประชาชน
  • กองทัพปลดปล่อยประชาชนarmy branch
Turkish Çin Halk Kurtuluş Ordusu
  • Çin Halk Kurtuluş Ordusuarmy branch
Urdu پیپلز لبریشن آرمی
  • پیپلز لبریشن آرمیarmy branch
Vietnamese Giải phóng quân Nhân dân Trung Quốc
  • Giải phóng quân Nhân dân Trung Quốcarmy branch
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People's Liberation Army. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/People's%20Liberation%20Army

MLA

“People's Liberation Army.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/People's%20Liberation%20Army. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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