Xiao (rank)

Xiao is a senior officer rank used in the militaries of China and Taiwan.

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The Chinese use the same rank names for all services, prefixed by haijun (simplified Chinese: 海军; traditional Chinese: 海軍; lit. 'naval force') or kongjun (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
Literal translation	Grand field officer	Senior field officer	Middle field officer	Junior field officer
PLA Ground Forces^[1]^[a]
PLA Navy^[1]
PLA Air Force^[1]
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

Rank group	Senior officers
Chinese	上校	中校	少校
Taiwanese Hokkien	Siōng-hāu	Tiong-hāu	Siáu-hāu
Literal translation	Senior field officer	Middle field officer	Junior field officer
Republic of China Army^[2]
ROC Military Police^[2]
Republic of China Navy^[2]
Republic of China Air Force^[2]
Republic of China Marine Corps^[2]
Army and air force translation	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major
Navy translation	Captain	Commander	Lieutenant commander
Chinese title	上校 Siōng-hāu	中校 Tiong-hāu	少校 Siáu-hāu
Rank group	Senior officers

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