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