养兵

yǎng bīng

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1. to train troops

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Words Containing 养兵

• 养兵千日，用兵一时 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 an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
• 养兵千日，用在一时 养兵千日，用在一时 yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng zài yī shí: 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]
• 养兵千日，用在一朝 养兵千日，用在一朝 yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng zài yī zhāo: lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom)

Child Words of 养兵

• 兵 兵 bīng: a force
• 养 养 yǎng: to raise (animals)