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| Traditional Chinese | 校 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 校 | ||||||||
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Xiao is asenior officer rank used in the militaries ofChina andTaiwan.
The Chinese use the same rank names for all services, prefixed byhaijun (simplified Chinese:海军;traditional Chinese:海軍;lit. 'naval force') orkongjun (simplified Chinese:空军;traditional Chinese:空軍;lit. 'air force').
| Rank group | Senior officers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese | 大校 | 上校 | 中校 | 少校 |
| Pinyin | Dàxiào | Shàngxiào | Zhōngxiào | Shàoxiào |
| Taiwanese Hokkien | Tāi-hāu | Siōng-hāu | Tiong-hāu | Siáu-hāu |
| Literal translation | Grand field officer | Senior field officer | Middle field officer | Junior field officer |
 PLA Ground Forces[1] |  |  |  |  |
 PLA Navy[1] |   |   |   |   |
 PLA Air Force[1] |  |  |  |  |
 Republic of China Army[2] |  |  |  | |
 Republic of China Navy[2] |  |  |  | |
 Republic of China Air Force[2] |  |  |  | |
| Army and air force translation | Senior colonel | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major |
| Navy translation | Senior captain | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant commander |
| Chinese title | 大校 Dàxiào | 上校 Shàngxiào | 中校 Zhōngxiào | 少校 Shàoxiào |
| Rank group | Senior officers | |||
Ranks used inChinese character-using countries
