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

阅兵式 yuè bīng shì military parade
兵马 bīng mǎ troops and horses; military forces
增兵 zēng bīng to reinforce; to increase troop numbers; reinforcements; extra troops
兵员 bīng yuán soldiers; troops
兵戎相见 bīng róng xiāng jiàn to meet on the battlefield (idiom)
招兵 zhāo bīng to recruit soldiers
撤兵 chè bīng to withdraw troops; to retreat
残兵败将 cán bīng bài jiàng ruined army, defeated general (idiom); scattered remnants
上等兵 shàng děng bīng private first class (army rank)
天兵 tiān bīng celestial soldier; (old) imperial troops; (Tw, jocular) clumsy army recruit; (more generally) bungler; screw-up
先礼后兵 xiān lǐ hòu bīng peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence; jaw-jaw is better than war-war
兵士 bīng shì ordinary soldier
兵权 bīng quán military leadership; military power
兵荒马乱 bīng huāng mǎ luàn soldiers munity and troops rebel (idiom); turmoil and chaos of war
清兵 qīng bīng Qing troops; Manchu soldiers
骄兵必败 jiāo bīng bì bài lit. an arrogant army is bound to lose (idiom); fig. pride goes before a fall
兵家 bīng jiā the School of the Military, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhu1 zi3 bai3 jia1] of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC); military strategist in ancient China; military commander; soldier
兵源 bīng yuán manpower resources (for military service); sources of troops
兵临城下 bīng lín chéng xià soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
兵船 bīng chuán man-of-war; naval vessel; warship
收兵 shōu bīng to retreat; to withdraw troops; to recall troops; fig. to finish work; to wind up; to call it a day; used with negatives: the task is far from over
红卫兵 hóng wèi bīng Red Guards (Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976)
调兵遣将 diào bīng qiǎn jiàng to move an army and send a general (idiom); to deploy an army; to send a team on a task
陈兵 chén bīng to deploy troops; to mass troops
兵卒 bīng zú soldiers; troops
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