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调兵遣将

diào bīng qiǎn jiàng

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Definitions

  1. 1. to move an army and send a general (idiom); to deploy an army
  2. 2. to send a team on a task

Child Words of 调兵遣将

调
tiáo

to harmonize

兵
bīng

a force

遣
qiǎn

(bound form) to dispatch; to send

调
diào

to transfer

将
qiāng

to desire

将
jiàng

(bound form) a general

将
jiāng

will