兵马未动，粮草先行

bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng

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1. before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
2. an army marches on its stomach

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Child Words of 兵马未动，粮草先行

• 先 先 xiān: early
• 兵 兵 bīng: a force
• 动 动 dòng: (of sth) to move
• 未 未 wèi: not yet
• 草 草 cǎo: grass
• 行 行 háng: row
• 行 行 xíng: to walk
• 马 马 mǎ: horse
• 先行 先行 xiān xíng: to precede others
• 兵马 兵马 bīng mǎ: troops and horses
• 粮 粮 liáng: grain
• 粮草 粮草 liáng cǎo: army provisions