People's Liberation Army
- （缩略词： PLA）the armed forces of the People's Republic of China, including all its land, sea, and air forces. The PLA traces its origins to an unsuccessful uprising by communist-led troops against pro-Nationalist forces in Kiangsi province on 1 August 1927, a date celebrated annually as its anniversary.人民解放军（中华人民共和国的武装力量, 包括陆、海、空三军, 起始可追溯到1927年8月1日在江西省由共产党领导的军队反抗亲国民党军队的不成功的起义; 8月1日作为建军节每年庆祝）。