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Chinese
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ministry; department; section ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; (a measure word); (a measure word for works of literature, films, machines, etc.)
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under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
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simp. and trad. (部下)
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部
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下
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anagram
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下部
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Pronunciation
Noun
部下
- (military) troops under one's command
- (military) subordinate; underling
Synonyms
- (troops under one's command):
- 師徒/师徒 (shītú) (Classical Chinese)
- 戎行 (róngháng) (literary)
- 武裝/武装 (wǔzhuāng)
- 行伍 (hángwǔ) (dated or historical)
- 軍旅/军旅 (jūnlǚ) (literary)
- 軍隊/军队 (jūnduì)
- 部屬/部属 (bùshǔ) (troops under one's command)
- 部眾/部众 (bùzhòng) (literary, troops under one's command)
- 部隊/部队 (bùduì)
- 隊伍/队伍 (duìwǔ)
- 隊列/队列 (duìliè) (formation)
- 麾下 (huīxià) (archaic, troops under one's command)
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “subordinate”):
- 上司 (shàngsī)
- 上峰 (shàngfēng) (dated)
- 上級/上级 (shàngjí)
Japanese
Noun
部下 • (buka)
- subordinate (one who is subordinate)
Korean
Noun
部下 • (buha) (hangeul 부하)
- hanja form? of 부하 (“subordinate”)
Vietnamese
Noun
部下
- chữ Hán form of bộ hạ (“subordinate; inferior”).