兵
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Definitions
- 1. a force
- 2. an army
- 3. weapons
- 4. arms
- 5. military
- 6. warlike
Words Containing 兵
officers and men
private first class (army rank)
Memorial Day (American holiday)
in a state of war
hidden troops
to cease fire
a scout
paratrooper
mercenary
(military) messenger
opposite of 先禮後兵|先礼后兵[xiān lǐ hòu bīng]
lit. peaceful measures before using force (idiom)
to bring the entire nation to arms (idiom)
there can never be too much deception in war
lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory
confusion of war
to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
(bladed) weapons
military system
military strength
troops
troops
weaponry
martial arts involving weapons
large military unit
the School of the Military, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhū zǐ bǎi jiā] of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
commonplace in military operations (idiom)
munitions factory
labor conscripted to support the military
Hyōgo prefecture in the midwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[běn zhōu]
Hyōgo prefecture in the midwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[běn zhōu]
fig. a well-trained and powerful army
military service
weapons
arms and confusion (idiom); turmoil of war
arms
to meet on the battlefield (idiom)
troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse
a book on the art of war
military leadership
art of war
manpower resources (for military service)
military camp
army riffraff
(military) branch of the armed forces
army service station
see 虎符[hǔ fú]
preparations for war are in an advanced state
man-of-war
warship
dinergate
mutiny
lit. speed is a crucial asset in war (idiom)
ravaged by successive wars
Ministry of War (in imperial China)
troops
troops and horses
figurines of warriors and horses buried with the dead
before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
superfluous troops
to send troops
Qing Dynasty General Supervisory and Military Command
private (army)
army orderly
an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom)
sentinel
(literary) isolated military unit, cut off from reinforcements
prosperous country with military might
to reinforce
large army
(Tw, jocular) clumsy army recruit
celestial troops and generals (idiom)
alternative name for 六韜|六韬[liù tāo], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China
troops appearing suddenly (in a raid or ambush)
“Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[wǔ jīng qī shū], written by Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[sūn zǐ]
Sun Bin's \The Art of War\
guard
lit. rich country, strong army (idiom); slogan of legalist philosophers in pre-Han times
military engineer
the proletariat
to lead troops
archer
make the military powerful (political slogan)
to levy troops
military police
military police corps
fig. to raise an army; to recruit new staff
Saving Private Ryan (1998 movie)
lit. frontline troops
reinforcement
to call for reinforcements
to withdraw troops
(of a warlord etc) to assemble one's personal army, thereby presenting a challenge to the central government
stretcher bearer (military)
to retreat
stragglers
foxhole (military)
PLA military personnel who specialize in literary or artistic pursuits
new (army) recruit
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, also known as XPCC or Bingtuan (\the Corps\), a state-owned economic and paramilitary organization in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
to serve in the army
to dismiss military hierarchy using wine cups
to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom); to relax from fighting
parade guards (usually spaced out along parade routes)
infantry
ruined army, defeated general (idiom); scattered remnants
people's militia
enlisted sailor in navy
to dispatch troops
routed troops; defeated and dispersed troops
gunner
commando
to lead military operations with extraordinary skill
to serve in the army
troops deployed to mislead the enemy
to dispatch an army
to fight at close quarters
paratroopers
to engage in wars of aggression at will (idiom)
elite troops
Red Guards (Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976)
lit. military tactics on paper (idiom)
same as 綠營|绿营[lu:4 yíng], Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
delaying tactics; stalling; measures to stave off an attack; stratagem to win a respite
to drill troops
veteran
to send troops
to feel beleaguered
to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted
to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted
bugler
useless troops (idiom)
guard
to reduce troop numbers
Mt Diaobingshan in Tieling
Diaobingshan district of Tieling city 鐵嶺市|铁岭市[tiě lǐng shì], Liaoning
to move an army and send a general (idiom); to deploy an army
having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)
army deserter
massive military force
to review troops
military parade
to deploy troops
the military revolt of 960 that led Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 to found the Song dynasty
mercenary
Double Queen Pawn Opening
to train troops
lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
see 養兵千日，用兵一時|养兵千日，用兵一时[yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng bīng yī shí]
lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom)
cavalry
lit. an arrogant army is bound to lose (idiom)
to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat
to muster troops
soldier