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

旗兵 qí bīng Manchurian soldier
杯酒释兵权 bēi jiǔ shì bīng quán to dismiss military hierarchy using wine cups; cf Song founding Emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 holds a banquet in 961 and persuades his senior army commanders to go home to their provinces
杯酒釋兵權 bēi jiǔ shì bīng quán to dismiss military hierarchy using wine cups; cf Song founding Emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 holds a banquet in 961 and persuades his senior army commanders to go home to their provinces
案兵束甲 àn bīng shù jiǎ to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom); to relax from fighting
案甲休兵 àn jiǎ xiū bīng to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom); to relax from fighting
標兵 biāo bīng parade guards (usually spaced out along parade routes); example; model; pacesetter
殘兵敗將 cán bīng bài jiàng ruined army, defeated general (idiom); scattered remnants
溃兵 kuì bīng defeated troops; routed army; scattered soldiers
潰兵 kuì bīng defeated troops; routed army; scattered soldiers
特種兵 tè zhǒng bīng commando; special forces soldier
用兵如神 yòng bīng rú shén to lead military operations with extraordinary skill
當兵 dāng bīng to serve in the army; to be a soldier
疑兵 yí bīng troops deployed to mislead the enemy
发兵 fā bīng to dispatch an army; to send troops
發兵 fā bīng to dispatch an army; to send troops
穷兵黩武 qióng bīng dú wǔ to engage in wars of aggression at will (idiom); militaristic; bellicose
窮兵黷武 qióng bīng dú wǔ to engage in wars of aggression at will (idiom); militaristic; bellicose
紅衛兵 hóng wèi bīng Red Guards (Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976)
紙上談兵 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
绿旗兵 lǜ qí bīng same as 綠營|绿营[lu:4 ying2], Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
綠旗兵 lǜ qí bīng same as 綠營|绿营[lu:4 ying2], Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
绿营兵 lǜ yíng bīng Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
綠營兵 lǜ yíng bīng Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
缓兵之计 huǎn bīng zhī jì delaying tactics; stalling; measures to stave off an attack; stratagem to win a respite
緩兵之計 huǎn bīng zhī jì delaying tactics; stalling; measures to stave off an attack; stratagem to win a respite
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