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Trad |
Simp |
Mandarin |
Definition |
Days old |
Ver |
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阿兵哥 |
阿兵哥 |
[a1 bing1 ge1] |
/(coll.) soldier boy/ |
5100
|
1 |
|
|
|
哀兵必勝 |
哀兵必胜 |
[ai1 bing1 bi4 sheng4] |
/an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom)/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
按兵不動 |
按兵不动 |
[an4 bing1 bu4 dong4] |
/to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
案兵束甲 |
案兵束甲 |
[an4 bing1 shu4 jia3] |
/to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom); to relax from fighting/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
案甲休兵 |
案甲休兵 |
[an4 jia3 xiu1 bing1] |
/to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom); to relax from fighting/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
百戰不殆 |
百战不殆 |
[bai3 zhan4 bu4 dai4] |
/to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]); to win every fight/ |
4969
|
1 |
|
|
|
搬兵 |
搬兵 |
[ban1 bing1] |
/to call for reinforcements/to bring in troops/ |
6537
|
1 |
|
|
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杯酒釋兵權 |
杯酒释兵权 |
[bei1 jiu3 shi4 bing1 quan2] |
/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/ |
6940
|
1 |
|
|
|
變兵 |
变兵 |
[bian4 bing1] |
/rebel soldier/ |
4120
|
1 |
|
|
|
標兵 |
标兵 |
[biao1 bing1] |
/parade guards (usually spaced out along parade routes)/example/model/pacesetter/ |
7101
|
1 |
|
|
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兵 |
兵 |
[bing1] |
/soldiers/a force/an army/weapons/arms/military/warlike/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
6365
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵敗如山倒 |
兵败如山倒 |
[bing1 bai4 ru2 shan1 dao3] |
/troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵變 |
兵变 |
[bing1 bian4] |
/mutiny/(Tw) to be dumped by one's girlfriend while serving in the army/ |
3983
|
1 |
|
|
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兵部 |
兵部 |
[Bing1 bu4] |
/Ministry of War (in imperial China)/ |
4221
|
1 |
|
|
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兵不血刃 |
兵不血刃 |
[bing1 bu4 xue4 ren4] |
/lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵差 |
兵差 |
[bing1 chai1] |
/labor conscripted to support the military/ |
2219
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵船 |
兵船 |
[bing1 chuan2] |
/man-of-war/naval vessel/warship/ |
7101
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵隊 |
兵队 |
[bing1 dui4] |
/troops/ |
7050
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵法 |
兵法 |
[bing1 fa3] |
/art of war/military strategy and tactics/ |
7101
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵符 |
兵符 |
[bing1 fu2] |
/see 虎符[hu3 fu2]/ |
2345
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵戈 |
兵戈 |
[bing1 ge1] |
/weapons/arms/fighting/war/ |
7101
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵戈擾攘 |
兵戈扰攘 |
[bing1 ge1 rao3 rang3] |
/arms and confusion (idiom); turmoil of war/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵工廠 |
兵工厂 |
[bing1 gong1 chang3] |
/munitions factory/ |
5354
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵貴神速 |
兵贵神速 |
[bing1 gui4 shen2 su4] |
/lit. speed is a crucial asset in war (idiom)/fig. swift and resolute (in doing sth)/ |
4160
|
1 |
|
|
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兵家 |
兵家 |
[Bing1 jia1] |
/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)/ |
5559
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵家 |
兵家 |
[bing1 jia1] |
/military strategist in ancient China/military commander/soldier/ |
6038
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵家常事 |
兵家常事 |
[bing1 jia1 chang2 shi4] |
/commonplace in military operations (idiom)/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵艦 |
兵舰 |
[bing1 jian4] |
/warship/ |
7101
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵精糧足 |
兵精粮足 |
[bing1 jing1 liang2 zu2] |
/elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well-prepared forces/preparations for war are in an advanced state/ |
3368
|
1 |
|
|
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兵來將擋，水來土掩 |
兵来将挡，水来土掩 |
[bing1 lai2 jiang4 dang3 , shui3 lai2 tu3 yan3] |
/counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action/to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation/ |
5013
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵來將敵，水來土堰 |
兵来将敌，水来土堰 |
[bing1 lai2 jiang4 di2 , shui3 lai2 tu3 yan4] |
/counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action/to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation/ |
5550
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵力 |
兵力 |
[bing1 li4] |
/military strength/armed forces/troops/ |
7101
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵連禍結 |
兵连祸结 |
[bing1 lian2 huo4 jie2] |
/ravaged by successive wars/war-torn/war-ridden/ |
7101
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵臨城下 |
兵临城下 |
[bing1 lin2 cheng2 xia4] |
/soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵亂 |
兵乱 |
[bing1 luan4] |
/confusion of war/turmoil of war/ |
6537
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵馬 |
兵马 |
[bing1 ma3] |
/troops and horses/military forces/ |
7101
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵馬未動，糧草先行 |
兵马未动，粮草先行 |
[bing1 ma3 wei4 dong4 , liang2 cao3 xian1 xing2] |
/before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers/an army marches on its stomach/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵馬俑 |
兵马俑 |
[bing1 ma3 yong3] |
/figurines of warriors and horses buried with the dead/Terracotta Army (historic site)/ |
6332
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵痞 |
兵痞 |
[bing1 pi3] |
/army riffraff/army ruffian/soldier of fortune/ |
7101
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵器 |
兵器 |
[bing1 qi4] |
/weaponry/weapons/arms/ |
7101
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵器術 |
兵器术 |
[bing1 qi4 shu4] |
/martial arts involving weapons/ |
6930
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵強馬壯 |
兵强马壮 |
[bing1 qiang2 ma3 zhuang4] |
/lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom)/fig. a well-trained and powerful army/ |
4490
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵權 |
兵权 |
[bing1 quan2] |
/military leadership/military power/ |
7101
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵刃 |
兵刃 |
[bing1 ren4] |
/(bladed) weapons/ |
6436
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵戎 |
兵戎 |
[bing1 rong2] |
/arms/weapons/ |
7101
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵戎相見 |
兵戎相见 |
[bing1 rong2 xiang1 jian4] |
/to meet on the battlefield (idiom)/ |
5855
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵士 |
兵士 |
[bing1 shi4] |
/ordinary soldier/ |
7101
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵書 |
兵书 |
[bing1 shu1] |
/a book on the art of war/ |
7101
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵團 |
兵团 |
[bing1 tuan2] |
/large military unit/formation/corps/army/ |
7101
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵餉 |
兵饷 |
[bing1 xiang3] |
/pay and provisions for soldiers/ |
6682
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵蟻 |
兵蚁 |
[bing1 yi3] |
/soldier ant/dinergate/ |
7101
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵營 |
兵营 |
[bing1 ying2] |
/military camp/barracks/ |
7101
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵員 |
兵员 |
[bing1 yuan2] |
/soldiers/troops/ |
7101
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵源 |
兵源 |
[bing1 yuan2] |
/manpower resources (for military service)/sources of troops/ |
7101
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵站 |
兵站 |
[bing1 zhan4] |
/army service station/military depot/ |
7101
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵制 |
兵制 |
[bing1 zhi4] |
/military system/ |
5825
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵種 |
兵种 |
[bing1 zhong3] |
/(military) branch of the armed forces/ |
7101
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵卒 |
兵卒 |
[bing1 zu2] |
/soldiers/troops/ |
6040
|
1 |
|
|
|
兵不厭詐 |
兵不厌诈 |
[[bing1bu4yan4zha4]] |
/(idiom) deception is justified in war/ |
56
|
2 |
|
|
|
兵荒馬亂 |
兵荒马乱 |
[[bing1huang1-ma3luan4]] |
/(idiom) war-torn; ravaged by war; in a state of utter chaos/ |
374
|
2 |
|
|
|
兵庫 |
兵库 |
[[Bing1ku4]] |
/Hyōgo (prefecture in Japan)/ |
101
|
2 |
|
|
|
兵棋推演 |
兵棋推演 |
[[bing1qi2 tui1yan3]] |
/war-gaming; simulation of a military operation/ |
411
|
2 |
|
|
|
兵推 |
兵推 |
[[bing1tui1]] |
/war-gaming; simulation of a military operation (abbr. for 兵棋推演[bing1qi2 tui1yan3])/ |
411
|
2 |
|
|
|
兵役 |
兵役 |
[[bing1yi4]] |
/military service/ |
941
|
2 |
|
|
|
步兵 |
步兵 |
[bu4 bing1] |
/infantry/foot/infantryman/foot soldier/ |
7101
|
1 |
|
|
|
裁兵 |
裁兵 |
[cai2 bing1] |
/to reduce troop numbers/disarmament/ |
6079
|
1 |
|
|
|
殘兵敗將 |
残兵败将 |
[can2 bing1 bai4 jiang4] |
/ruined army, defeated general (idiom); scattered remnants/ |
6040
|
1 |
|
|
|
草草收兵 |
草草收兵 |
[cao3 cao3 shou1 bing1] |
/to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted/half-baked/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
草木皆兵 |
草木皆兵 |
[cao3 mu4 jie1 bing1] |
/lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy/to feel beleaguered/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
草率收兵 |
草率收兵 |
[cao3 shuai4 shou1 bing1] |
/to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted/half-baked/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
撤兵 |
撤兵 |
[che4 bing1] |
/to withdraw troops/to retreat/ |
3435
|
1 |
|
|
|
陳橋兵變 |
陈桥兵变 |
[Chen2 qiao2 bing1 bian4] |
/the military revolt of 960 that led Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 to found the Song dynasty/ |
6943
|
1 |
|
|
|
陳兵 |
陈兵 |
[[chen2bing1]] |
/to deploy troops; to mass troops/ |
424
|
2 |
|
|
|
出兵 |
出兵 |
[chu1 bing1] |
/to send troops/ |
4237
|
1 |
|
|
|
出其不意，攻其不備 |
出其不意，攻其不备 |
[chu1 qi2 bu4 yi4 , gong1 qi2 bu4 bei4] |
/to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])/ |
3793
|
1 |
|
|
|
傳令兵 |
传令兵 |
[chuan2 ling4 bing1] |
/(military) messenger/orderly/ |
2513
|
1 |
|
|
|
大兵 |
大兵 |
[da4 bing1] |
/soldier/large army/powerful army/(old) large-scale war/ |
1965
|
1 |
|
|
|
大頭兵 |
大头兵 |
[[da4tou2bing1]] |
/low-ranking soldier; (by extension) low-level employee/ |
604
|
2 |
|
|
|
帶兵 |
带兵 |
[dai4 bing1] |
/to lead troops/ |
5406
|
1 |
|
|
|
單兵 |
单兵 |
[dan1 bing1] |
/individual soldier/(literary) isolated military unit, cut off from reinforcements/ |
3204
|
1 |
|
|
|
擔架兵 |
担架兵 |
[dan1 jia4 bing1] |
/stretcher bearer (military)/ |
6547
|
1 |
|
|
|
當兵 |
当兵 |
[dang1 bing1] |
/to serve in the army/to be a soldier/ |
6813
|
1 |
|
|
|
點兵 |
点兵 |
[dian3 bing1] |
/to muster troops/(fig.) to gather forces/ |
3817
|
1 |
|
|
|
調兵遣將 |
调兵遣将 |
[diao4 bing1 qian3 jiang4] |
/to move an army and send a general (idiom); to deploy an army/to send a team on a task/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
調兵山 |
调兵山 |
[[Diao4bing1shan1]] |
/see 調兵山市|调兵山市[Diao4bing1shan1 Shi4]/ |
130
|
2 |
|
|
|
調兵山市 |
调兵山市 |
[[Diao4bing1shan1 Shi4]] |
/Diaobingshan, a county-level city in Tieling City 鐵嶺市|铁岭市[Tie3ling3 Shi4], Liaoning/ |
130
|
2 |
|
|
|
短兵相接 |
短兵相接 |
[duan3 bing1 xiang1 jie1] |
/lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat/to fight at close quarters/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
發兵 |
发兵 |
[fa1 bing1] |
/to dispatch an army/to send troops/ |
6509
|
1 |
|
|
|
分巡兵備道 |
分巡兵备道 |
[[fen1xun2 bing1bei4dao4]] |
/(Qing dynasty) provincial surveillance and defense commission/ |
882
|
2 |
|
|
|
伏兵 |
伏兵 |
[fu2 bing1] |
/hidden troops/ambush/ |
6628
|
1 |
|
|
|
服兵役 |
服兵役 |
[fu2 bing1 yi4] |
/to serve in the army/ |
2392
|
1 |
|
|
|
富國強兵 |
富国强兵 |
[fu4 guo2 qiang2 bing1] |
/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)/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
工兵 |
工兵 |
[gong1 bing1] |
/military engineer/ |
7033
|
1 |
|
|
|
工農兵 |
工农兵 |
[gong1 nong2 bing1] |
/workers, peasants, and soldiers/the proletariat/ |
6134
|
1 |
|
|
|
雇傭兵 |
雇佣兵 |
[[gu4yong1bing1]] |
/(military) mercenary/ |
608
|
2 |
|
|
|
官兵 |
官兵 |
[guan1 bing1] |
/(military) officers and soldiers/officers and men/(old) government troops/ |
1997
|
1 |
|
|
|
國富兵強 |
国富兵强 |
[guo2 fu4 bing1 qiang2] |
/prosperous country with military might/ |
5304
|
1 |
|
|
|
好兵帥克 |
好兵帅克 |
[Hao3 bing1 Shuai4 ke4] |
/The Good Soldier Švejk (Schweik), satirical novel by Czech author Jaroslav Hašek (1883-1923)/ |
6685
|
1 |
|
|
|
號兵 |
号兵 |
[hao4 bing1] |
/bugler/trumpeter (military)/ |
5905
|
1 |
|
|
|
紅衛兵 |
红卫兵 |
[Hong2 wei4 bing1] |
/Red Guards (Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976)/ |
2343
|
1 |
|
|
|
緩兵之計 |
缓兵之计 |
[huan3 bing1 zhi1 ji4] |
/delaying tactics; stalling; measures to stave off an attack; stratagem to win a respite/ |
1322
|
1 |
|
|
|
交兵 |
交兵 |
[jiao1 bing1] |
/in a state of war/ |
6816
|
1 |
|
|
|
驕兵必敗 |
骄兵必败 |
[jiao1 bing1 bi4 bai4] |
/lit. an arrogant army is bound to lose (idiom)/fig. pride goes before a fall/ |
4471
|
1 |
|
|
|
精兵 |
精兵 |
[jing1 bing1] |
/elite troops/ |
6943
|
1 |
|
|
|
救兵 |
救兵 |
[[jiu4bing1]] |
/relief troops; reinforcements/ |
944
|
2 |
|
|
|
舉兵 |
举兵 |
[[ju3bing1]] |
/(literary) to raise an army; to dispatch troops/ |
724
|
2 |
|
|
|
空降兵 |
空降兵 |
[[kong1jiang4bing1]] |
/paratrooper; airborne troops/ |
134
|
2 |
|
|
|
潰兵 |
溃兵 |
[[kui4bing1]] |
/routed troops; defeated and dispersed troops/ |
842
|
2 |
|
|
|
老兵 |
老兵 |
[[lao3bing1]] |
/old soldier; veteran/veteran (sb who has a lot of experience in some domain)/ |
941
|
2 |
|
|
|
冷兵器 |
冷兵器 |
[[leng3bing1qi4]] |
/weapon not using gunpowder or explosives (opposite: 熱兵器|热兵器[re4bing1qi4])/ |
16
|
2 |
|
|
|
練兵 |
练兵 |
[lian4 bing1] |
/to drill troops/army training/ |
6850
|
1 |
|
|
|
列兵 |
列兵 |
[lie4 bing1] |
/private (army)/ |
6128
|
1 |
|
|
|
綠旗兵 |
绿旗兵 |
[Lü4 qi2 bing1] |
/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/ |
6425
|
1 |
|
|
|
綠營兵 |
绿营兵 |
[Lü4 ying2 bing1] |
/Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units/ |
6425
|
1 |
|
|
|
民兵 |
民兵 |
[min2 bing1] |
/people's militia/militia/militiaman/ |
4138
|
1 |
|
|
|
鳴金收兵 |
鸣金收兵 |
[ming2 jin1 shou1 bing1] |
/to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
弩兵 |
弩兵 |
[nu3 bing1] |
/archer/infantry armed with crossbow/ |
6841
|
1 |
|
|
|
排頭兵 |
排头兵 |
[pai2 tou2 bing1] |
/lit. frontline troops/leader/trailblazer/pacesetter/ |
6108
|
1 |
|
|
|
派兵 |
派兵 |
[pai4 bing1] |
/to dispatch troops/ |
6568
|
1 |
|
|
|
炮兵 |
炮兵 |
[pao4 bing1] |
/artillery soldier/gunner/ |
6778
|
1 |
|
|
|
賠了夫人又折兵 |
赔了夫人又折兵 |
[pei2 le5 fu1 ren2 you4 zhe2 bing1] |
/lit. having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)/fig. to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy/ |
993
|
1 |
|
|
|
奇兵 |
奇兵 |
[qi2 bing1] |
/troops appearing suddenly (in a raid or ambush)/ |
6520
|
1 |
|
|
|
騎兵 |
骑兵 |
[qi2 bing1] |
/cavalry/ |
7101
|
1 |
|
|
|
旗兵 |
旗兵 |
[qi2 bing1] |
/Manchurian soldier/ |
7017
|
1 |
|
|
|
強兵 |
强兵 |
[qiang2 bing1] |
/strong soldiers/make the military powerful (political slogan)/ |
6938
|
1 |
|
|
|
強將手下無弱兵 |
强将手下无弱兵 |
[qiang2 jiang4 shou3 xia4 wu2 ruo4 bing1] |
/there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)/ |
4233
|
1 |
|
|
|
勤務兵 |
勤务兵 |
[qin2 wu4 bing1] |
/army orderly/ |
6796
|
1 |
|
|
|
清兵 |
清兵 |
[[qing1bing1]] |
/Qing troops; Manchu soldiers/ |
848
|
2 |
|
|
|
窮兵黷武 |
穷兵黩武 |
[qiong2 bing1 du2 wu3] |
/to engage in wars of aggression at will (idiom)/militaristic/bellicose/ |
4963
|
1 |
|
|
|
丘八 |
丘八 |
[qiu1 ba1] |
/soldier (from the two components of the 兵 character) (derog.)/ |
4706
|
1 |
|
|
|
全民皆兵 |
全民皆兵 |
[quan2 min2 jie1 bing1] |
/to bring the entire nation to arms (idiom)/ |
6106
|
1 |
|
|
|
熱兵器 |
热兵器 |
[[re4bing1qi4]] |
/weapon using gunpowder or explosives (opposite: 冷兵器[leng3bing1qi4])/ |
15
|
2 |
|
|
|
冗兵 |
冗兵 |
[rong3 bing1] |
/superfluous troops/ |
6176
|
1 |
|
|
|
散兵 |
散兵 |
[san3 bing1] |
/loose and disorganized soldiers/stragglers/fig. a loner/ |
6849
|
1 |
|
|
|
散兵坑 |
散兵坑 |
[san3 bing1 keng1] |
/foxhole (military)/ |
6460
|
1 |
|
|
|
散兵遊勇 |
散兵游勇 |
[san3 bing1 you2 yong3] |
/lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom); fig. disorganized uncoordinated action/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
傘兵 |
伞兵 |
[[san3bing1]] |
/paratrooper/ |
134
|
2 |
|
|
|
上等兵 |
上等兵 |
[shang4 deng3 bing1] |
/private first class (army rank)/ |
6128
|
1 |
|
|
|
哨兵 |
哨兵 |
[shao4 bing1] |
/sentinel/ |
7101
|
1 |
|
|
|
士兵 |
士兵 |
[shi4 bing1] |
/soldier/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
6365
|
1 |
|
|
|
收兵 |
收兵 |
[shou1 bing1] |
/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/ |
6542
|
1 |
|
|
|
守兵 |
守兵 |
[shou3 bing1] |
/guard/garrison soldier/ |
6577
|
1 |
|
|
|
水兵 |
水兵 |
[shui3 bing1] |
/enlisted sailor in navy/ |
7101
|
1 |
|
|
|
孫臏兵法 |
孙膑兵法 |
[Sun1 Bin4 Bing1 fa3] |
/Sun Bin's "The Art of War"/ |
4969
|
1 |
|
|
|
孫武 |
孙武 |
[Sun1 Wu3] |
/Sun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]/ |
4685
|
1 |
|
|
|
孫武子 |
孙武子 |
[Sun1 Wu3 zi3] |
/Sun Wu, famous general, strategist and Legalist philosopher, contemporary with Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] (551-479 BC), author of "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3]/ |
1288
|
1 |
|
|
|
孫子 |
孙子 |
[Sun1 zi3] |
/Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sun1 Wu3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]/ |
4685
|
1 |
|
|
|
孫子兵法 |
孙子兵法 |
[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3] |
/“Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], written by Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3]/ |
4685
|
1 |
|
|
|
太公兵法 |
太公兵法 |
[Tai4 gong1 Bing1 fa3] |
/alternative name for 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China/ |
2127
|
1 |
|
|
|
逃兵 |
逃兵 |
[tao2 bing1] |
/army deserter/ |
6109
|
1 |
|
|
|
特種兵 |
特种兵 |
[te4 zhong3 bing1] |
/commando/special forces soldier/ |
6499
|
1 |
|
|
|
天兵 |
天兵 |
[tian1 bing1] |
/celestial soldier/(old) imperial troops/(Tw, jocular) clumsy army recruit/(more generally) bungler/screw-up/ |
3794
|
1 |
|
|
|
天兵天將 |
天兵天将 |
[tian1 bing1 tian1 jiang4] |
/celestial troops and generals (idiom)/fig. superior forces/ |
6089
|
1 |
|
|
|
娃娃兵 |
娃娃兵 |
[wa2 wa5 bing1] |
/child soldier/ |
6126
|
1 |
|
|
|
亡兵紀念日 |
亡兵纪念日 |
[Wang2 bing1 Ji4 nian4 ri4] |
/Memorial Day (American holiday)/ |
4687
|
1 |
|
|
|
衛兵 |
卫兵 |
[wei4 bing1] |
/guard/bodyguard/ |
6171
|
1 |
|
|
|
文藝兵 |
文艺兵 |
[wen2 yi4 bing1] |
/PLA military personnel who specialize in literary or artistic pursuits/ |
4177
|
1 |
|
|
|
武經七書 |
武经七书 |
[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] |
/Seven Military Classics of ancient China viz "Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], "Methods of Sima" 司馬法|司马法[Si1 ma3 Fa3], "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], "Wuzi" 吳子|吴子[Wu2 zi3], "Wei Liaozi" 尉繚子|尉缭子[Wei4 Liao2 zi5], "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huang2 Shi2 gong1 San1 lu:e4] and "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang" 唐太宗李衛公問對|唐太宗李卫公问对[Tang2 Tai4 zong1 Li3 Wei4 Gong1 Wen4 dui4]/ |
4684
|
1 |
|
|
|
蝦兵蟹將 |
虾兵蟹将 |
[xia1 bing1 xie4 jiang4] |
/shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea)/useless troops (idiom)/ |
6333
|
1 |
|
|
|
先兵後禮 |
先兵后礼 |
[xian1 bing1 hou4 li3] |
/opposite of 先禮後兵|先礼后兵[xian1 li3 hou4 bing1]/ |
3258
|
1 |
|
|
|
先禮後兵 |
先礼后兵 |
[[xian1li3-hou4bing1]] |
/(idiom) try persuasion before resorting to force/ |
83
|
2 |
|
|
|
憲兵 |
宪兵 |
[[xian4bing1]] |
/military police/ |
839
|
2 |
|
|
|
憲兵隊 |
宪兵队 |
[[xian4bing1dui4]] |
/military police corps/ |
693
|
2 |
|
|
|
新疆生產建設兵團 |
新疆生产建设兵团 |
[Xin1 jiang1 Sheng1 chan3 Jian4 she4 Bing1 tuan2] |
/Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, also known as XPCC or Bingtuan ("the Corps"), a state-owned economic and paramilitary organization in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region/ |
1432
|
1 |
|
|
|
新兵 |
新兵 |
[[xin1bing1]] |
/(military) raw recruit/rookie; newcomer (to a profession or field)/ |
20
|
2 |
|
|
|
新兵蛋子 |
新兵蛋子 |
[[xin1bing1 dan4zi5]] |
/(coll.) (military) raw recruit; rookie/ |
20
|
2 |
|
|
|
興兵 |
兴兵 |
[xing1 bing1] |
/to send troops/ |
5856
|
1 |
|
|
|
休兵 |
休兵 |
[xiu1 bing1] |
/to cease fire/armistice/rested troops/ |
6117
|
1 |
|
|
|
養兵 |
养兵 |
[yang3 bing1] |
/to train troops/ |
6685
|
1 |
|
|
|
養兵千日，用兵一時 |
养兵千日，用兵一时 |
[yang3 bing1 qian1 ri4 , yong4 bing1 yi1 shi2] |
/lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off/ |
4229
|
1 |
|
|
|
養兵千日，用在一時 |
养兵千日，用在一时 |
[yang3 bing1 qian1 ri4 , yong4 zai4 yi1 shi2] |
/see 養兵千日，用兵一時|养兵千日，用兵一时[yang3 bing1 qian1 ri4 , yong4 bing1 yi1 shi2]/ |
4229
|
1 |
|
|
|
養兵千日，用在一朝 |
养兵千日，用在一朝 |
[yang3 bing1 qian1 ri4 , yong4 zai4 yi1 zhao1] |
/lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom)/fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off/ |
4034
|
1 |
|
|
|
疑兵 |
疑兵 |
[yi2 bing1] |
/troops deployed to mislead the enemy/ |
6964
|
1 |
|
|
|
陰兵 |
阴兵 |
[[yin1bing1]] |
/underworld soldier; ghost soldier/ |
866
|
2 |
|
|
|
擁兵自重 |
拥兵自重 |
[yong1 bing1 zi4 zhong4] |
/(of a warlord etc) to assemble one's personal army, thereby presenting a challenge to the central government/ |
2606
|
1 |
|
|
|
傭兵 |
佣兵 |
[[yong1bing1]] |
/(military) mercenary/(sports) player hired from another country/ |
608
|
2 |
|
|
|
用兵如神 |
用兵如神 |
[yong4 bing1 ru2 shen2] |
/to lead military operations with extraordinary skill/ |
3121
|
1 |
|
|
|
援兵 |
援兵 |
[[yuan2bing1]] |
/(military) reinforcements/ |
507
|
2 |
|
|
|
閱兵 |
阅兵 |
[yue4 bing1] |
/to review troops/military parade/ |
3964
|
1 |
|
|
|
閱兵式 |
阅兵式 |
[yue4 bing1 shi4] |
/military parade/ |
3964
|
1 |
|
|
|
增兵 |
增兵 |
[zeng1 bing1] |
/to reinforce/to increase troop numbers/reinforcements/extra troops/ |
6073
|
1 |
|
|
|
招兵 |
招兵 |
[zhao1 bing1] |
/to recruit soldiers/ |
5537
|
1 |
|
|
|
招兵買馬 |
招兵买马 |
[zhao1 bing1 mai3 ma3] |
/lit. to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom)/fig. to raise an army; to recruit new staff/ |
1237
|
1 |
|
|
|
偵察兵 |
侦察兵 |
[zhen1 cha2 bing1] |
/a scout/spy/ |
6699
|
1 |
|
|
|
徵兵 |
征兵 |
[zheng1 bing1] |
/to levy troops/recruitment/ |
6726
|
1 |
|
|
|
拯救大兵瑞恩 |
拯救大兵瑞恩 |
[Zheng3 jiu4 Da4 bing1 Rui4 en1] |
/Saving Private Ryan (1998 movie)/ |
4805
|
1 |
|
|
|
知己知彼 |
知己知彼 |
[zhi1 ji3 zhi1 bi3] |
/know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])/ |
4969
|
1 |
|
|
|
知己知彼，百戰不殆 |
知己知彼，百战不殆 |
[zhi1 ji3 zhi1 bi3 , bai3 zhan4 bu4 dai4] |
/know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])/ |
4969
|
1 |
|
|
|
紙上談兵 |
纸上谈兵 |
[zhi3 shang4 tan2 bing1] |
/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[Zhao4 Kuo4] leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战[Chang2 ping2 zhi1 Zhan4] in 260 BC/ |
1951
|
1 |
|
|
|
志願兵 |
志愿兵 |
[zhi4 yuan4 bing1] |
/volunteer soldier/CL:名[ming2]/ |
6553
|
1 |
|
|
|
置之死地而後生 |
置之死地而后生 |
[[zhi4 zhi1 si3di4 er2hou4 sheng1]] |
/(idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1zi3 Bing1fa3]) to deploy one's troops in such a way that there is no possibility of retreat, so that they will fight for their lives and win the battle; to fight desperately when confronted with mortal danger; to find a way to emerge from a dire situation/ |
849
|
2 |
|
|
|
重兵 |
重兵 |
[zhong4 bing1] |
/massive military force/ |
6708
|
1 |
