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Military / Defense | | Chinese term or phrase: 战备等级转进 | | What does 转进 mean? The whole sentence is 空军某部在未知条件下突然进行战备等级转进。 Thanks. |
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| | English translation:upgrading the combat readiness level | Explanation:
I might go with transition or upgrade.
Example, "...suddenly upgraded their combat readiness grade/level."
The website I have included below states it as "combat readiness level transition"
I have always had trouble with 战备. It seems that one of the most commonly-accepted translations is "combat readiness," but in American English "combat readiness" is not something that can simply be changed at a whim or 突然. (see article at: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1997/B... I wonder if "defense condition" would be a better translation of 战备 (see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEFCON).
Hope that helps!
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Or maybe "combat alert level/condition" |
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Local time: 16:44
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27 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +1 upgrading the combat readiness level
Explanation:
I might go with transition or upgrade.
Example, "...suddenly upgraded their combat readiness grade/level."
The website I have included below states it as "combat readiness level transition"
I have always had trouble with 战备. It seems that one of the most commonly-accepted translations is "combat readiness," but in American English "combat readiness" is not something that can simply be changed at a whim or 突然. (see article at: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1997/B... I wonder if "defense condition" would be a better translation of 战备 (see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEFCON).
Hope that helps!
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Note added at 29 mins (2010-11-21 19:33:21 GMT)
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Or maybe "combat alert level/condition"
Reference: http://www.chnarmy.com/html/2010-10/5772.html
| Aaron Gilkison
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