兵马未动，粮草先行

bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 兵马未动，粮草先行

先
xiān

early

兵
bīng

a force

动
dòng

(of sth) to move

未
wèi

not yet

草
cǎo

grass

行
háng

row

行
xíng

to walk

马
mǎ

horse

先行
xiān xíng

to precede others

兵马
bīng mǎ

troops and horses

粮
liáng

grain

粮草
liáng cǎo

army provisions