兵 bīng

soldier, troops

HSK 5 #398

DEFINITIONS

  • soldier, troops
  • soldiers
  • a force
  • an army
  • weapons
  • arms
  • military
  • warlike
  • CL:個|个[ge4]

STROKES

WORDS

列兵 liè bīng private (army)
按兵不动 àn bīng bù dòng to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
兵法 bīng fǎ art of war; military strategy and tactics
兵变 bīng biàn mutiny; (Tw) to be dumped by one's girlfriend while serving in the army
兵马俑 bīng mǎ yǒng figurines of warriors and horses buried with the dead; Terracotta Army (historic site)
官兵 guān bīng officers and men
纸上谈兵 zhǐ shàng tán bīng lit. military tactics on paper (idiom); fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice; armchair strategist; idle theorizing; cf Zhao Kuo 趙括|赵括 leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战 in 260 BC
志愿兵 zhì yuàn bīng volunteer soldier; CL:名[ming2]
阅兵 yuè bīng to review troops; military parade
工兵 gōng bīng military engineer
散兵 sǎn bīng loose and disorganized soldiers; stragglers; fig. a loner
派兵 pài bīng to dispatch troops
兵工厂 bīng gōng chǎng munitions factory
出兵 chū bīng to send troops
精兵 jīng bīng elite troops
伏兵 fú bīng hidden troops; ambush
宪兵队 xiàn bīng duì the Kempeitai or Japanese Military Police 1881-1945 (Japanese counterpart of the Gestapo during WWII)
重兵 zhòng bīng massive military force
带兵 dài bīng to lead troops
招兵买马 zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom); to raise a large army; fig. to expand business; to recruit new staff
短兵相接 duǎn bīng xiāng jiē lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat; to fight at close quarters
空降兵 kōng jiàng bīng paratroopers
勤务兵 qín wù bīng army orderly
散兵游勇 sǎn bīng yóu yǒng lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom); fig. disorganized uncoordinated action
标兵 biāo bīng parade guards (usually spaced out along parade routes); example; model; pacesetter
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