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

富國強兵 fù guó qiáng bīng lit. rich country, strong army (idiom); slogan of legalist philosophers in pre-Han times; Make the country wealthy and the military powerful, slogan of modernizers in Qing China and Meiji Japan (Japanese pronunciation: Fukoku kyōhei)
工农兵 gōng nóng bīng workers, peasants, and soldiers; the proletariat
工農兵 gōng nóng bīng workers, peasants, and soldiers; the proletariat
帶兵 dài bīng to lead troops
弩兵 nǔ bīng archer; infantry armed with crossbow
强兵 qiáng bīng strong soldiers; make the military powerful (political slogan)
強兵 qiáng bīng strong soldiers; make the military powerful (political slogan)
强将手下无弱兵 qiáng jiàng shǒu xià wú ruò bīng there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)
強將手下無弱兵 qiáng jiàng shǒu xià wú ruò bīng there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)
徵兵 zhēng bīng to levy troops; recruitment
志願兵 zhì yuàn bīng volunteer soldier; CL:名[ming2]
憲兵 xiàn bīng military police
憲兵隊 xiàn bīng duì the Kempeitai or Japanese Military Police 1881-1945 (Japanese counterpart of the Gestapo during WWII)
招兵買馬 zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom); to raise a large army; fig. to expand business; to recruit new staff
拯救大兵瑞恩 zhěng jiù dà bīng ruì ēn Saving Private Ryan (1998 movie)
按兵不動 àn bīng bù dòng to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
排頭兵 pái tóu bīng lit. frontline troops; leader; trailblazer; pacesetter
拥兵自重 yōng bīng zì zhòng (of a warlord etc) to assemble one's personal army, thereby presenting a challenge to the central government
擁兵自重 yōng bīng zì zhòng (of a warlord etc) to assemble one's personal army, thereby presenting a challenge to the central government
担架兵 dān jià bīng stretcher bearer (military)
擔架兵 dān jià bīng stretcher bearer (military)
散兵坑 sǎn bīng kēng foxhole (military)
散兵遊勇 sǎn bīng yóu yǒng lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom); fig. disorganized uncoordinated action
文艺兵 wén yì bīng PLA military personnel who specialize in literary or artistic pursuits
文藝兵 wén yì bīng PLA military personnel who specialize in literary or artistic pursuits
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