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mercenary in Chinese

mercenary in Chinese is 雇佣兵 — mercenary means a soldier who fights for pay rather than out of loyalty to a country or cause.

mercenary in Chinese

雇佣兵
adj
Pronounced: gù yōng bīng
Motivated by personal gain.
雇佣兵
noun
Pronounced: gù yōng bīng
A person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose primary motivation is private gain.

What does "mercenary" mean?

  1. noun A soldier who fights for pay rather than out of loyalty to a country or cause.
    "The warlord's army was made up largely of foreign mercenaries."
  2. noun Someone motivated chiefly by money or personal profit.
    "Critics called the lawyer a mercenary, chasing the biggest payout rather than justice."
  3. adj Motivated purely by money or personal gain.
    "His mercenary approach to friendship put a lot of people off."
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mercenary in a sentence

  • The warlord's army was made up largely of foreign mercenaries.
  • Critics called the lawyer a mercenary, chasing the biggest payout rather than justice.
  • His mercenary approach to friendship put a lot of people off.

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What is "mercenary" in Chinese?

"mercenary" in Chinese is 雇佣兵. mercenary means: A soldier who fights for pay rather than out of loyalty to a country or cause.

How do you pronounce 雇佣兵?

"mercenary" in Chinese is 雇佣兵, pronounced "gù yōng bīng".

How do you use "mercenary" in a sentence?

Example: "The warlord's army was made up largely of foreign mercenaries." In Chinese, "mercenary" is 雇佣兵.

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