Yuanshuai
| Yuánshuài 元帅 元帥 | |
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Shoulder boards for the PLA rank yuán shuài (marshal), modelled after those of the marshal of the Soviet Union | |
| Country | China |
| Service branch | People's Liberation Army Ground Force |
| Abolished | 1965 |
| Next higher rank | Dayuanshuai ("Grand Marshal") |
| Next lower rank | Dajiang ("Grand General") |
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| Traditional Chinese | 元帥 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 元帅 | ||||||
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Yuánshuài (simplified Chinese: 元帅; traditional Chinese: 元帥; lit. 'Chief commander') was a Chinese military rank that corresponds to a marshal in other nations. It was given to distinguished generals during China's dynastic and republican periods. A higher level rank of dayuanshuai, which corresponds to generalissimo was awarded to Chiang Kai Shek of the Republic of China. It was also proposed for Mao Zedong on the mainland, but he ultimately never accepted it.