兵 bīng
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bīng
noun
soldier; troops
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Military
Notes: In the sense of 战士 or 军队; for example, 兵没粮草自散 'if troops do not have provisions then they will disperse by themselves' (Guoyu '兵' n 2; Kroll 2015 '兵' 1a, p. 24; Suyu, p. 51; Unihan '兵'; XHZD '兵' 2, p. 51) -
bīng
noun
weapons
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 武器 (Guoyu '兵' n 1; Kroll 2015 '兵' 1, p. 24; XHZD '兵' 1, p. 51) -
bīng
noun
military; warfare
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 军事; for example, the idiom 纸上谈兵 'military tactics discussed on paper' (CCI p. 24; Guoyu '兵' n 3; Kroll 2015 '兵' 1b, p. 24; XHZD '兵' 3, p. 51)
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- 兵乱(兵亂) confusion of war; turmoil of war
- 盛食厉兵(盛食厲兵) abundant fodder and sharp weapons; get ready for battle
- 拥兵自重(擁兵自重) (of a warlord etc) to assemble one's personal army, thereby presenting a challenge to the central government
- 单兵(單兵) individual soldier; isolated military unit, cut off from reinforcements
- 撤兵 to withdraw troops; to retreat
- 兵杖 weapons
- 兵制 military administration
- 搬兵 to call for reinforcements; to bring in troops
- 练兵(練兵) to drill troops
- 发兵(發兵) to dispatch an army; to send troops
- 擐甲挥兵(擐甲揮兵) to put on armor and carry a weapon; equipped for battle
- 炮兵 artillery soldier; gunner
- 赔了夫人又折兵(賠了夫人又折兵) having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it
- 兵士 an ordinary soldier
- 兵不厌诈(兵不厭詐) there can never be too much deception in war; in war nothing is too deceitful; all's fair in war
- 兵不血刃 no blood on the men's swords; an effortless victory
- 兵力 military strength; armed forces; troops
- 纸上谈兵(紙上談兵) military tactics discussed on paper; theoretical discussion that is useless in practice
- 起兵 to send troops
- 当兵(當兵) to serve in the army; to be a soldier
- 兵略 military planning
- 兵刃 (bladed) weapons
- 天兵天将(天兵天將) celestial troops and generals; superior forces
- 散兵坑 foxhole
- 担架兵(擔架兵) stretcher bearer
- 兵蚁(兵蟻) soldier ant; dinergate
- 举兵(舉兵) to send troops; to raise troops
- 坚甲利兵(堅甲利兵) stiff armor and sharp weapons; well prepared
- 兵甲 weapons and armor ; a battle
- 秣马利兵(秣馬利兵) feed the horses and sharpen the weapons
- 太公兵法 Three Strategies of Huang Shigong
- 点兵(點兵) to muster troops; (fig.) to gather forces
- 宪兵(憲兵) military police
- 散兵 loose and disorganized soldiers; stragglers; fig. a loner
- 号兵(號兵) bugler; trumpeter
- 溃兵(潰兵) defeated troops; routed army; scattered soldiers
- 兵多将广(兵多將廣) many soldiers and commanders
- 兵马不动,粮草先行(兵馬不動,糧草先行) before troops and horses proceed, first prepare grain and fodder
- 巡逻之兵(巡邏之兵) troops on patrol
- 排头兵(排頭兵) frontline troops; leader; trailblazer; pacesetter
- 按兵不举(按兵不舉) to hold back the troops and stay put
- 兵强(兵強) a strong military force
- 百万雄兵过大江(百萬雄兵過大江) Our troops have crossed the great river, a million strong
- 步兵 infantry; foot soldier ; Infantry Commander
- 擐甲执兵(擐甲執兵) to put on armor and carry a weapon; equipped for battle
- 兵降 the troops surrendered
- 招兵 to recruit soldiers
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- 卷五十 志第三 天文三 Volume 50 Treatises 3: Astronomy 3 History of Song 宋史 — count: 261
- 卷一百八十七 志第一百四十 兵一 Volume 187 Treatises 140: Military 1 History of Song 宋史 — count: 155
- 卷十三 志第三 天文下 Volume 13 Treatises 3: Astronomy Part Three Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 152
- 卷四十七 本紀第四十七 瀛國公 益王 衞王 Volume 47 Annals 47: Ying Guogong, Yiwang, Weiwang History of Song 宋史 — count: 147
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- 卷三百二十七 列傳第二百十五 外國八 韃靼 Volume 327 Biographies 215: Foreign States 8 History of Ming 明史 — count: 116
- 卷三百〇九 列傳第一百九十七 流賊 李自成 張獻忠 Volume 309 Biographies 197: Traitors - Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong History of Ming 明史 — count: 115
- 卷二百六十九 列傳第一百五十七 艾萬年 李卑 湯九州 陳于王 侯良柱 張令 猛如虎 虎大威 孫應元 姜名武 尤世威 侯世祿 劉國能 Volume 269 Biographies 157: Ai Wannian, Li Bei, Tang Jiuzhou, Chen Yuwang, Hou Liangzhu, Zhang Ling, Meng Ruhu, Hu Dawei, Sun Yingyuan, Jiang Mingwu, You Shiwei, Hou Shilu, Liu Guoneng History of Ming 明史 — count: 112
Collocations
- 兵车 (兵車) 宋人以兵車百乘 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 20
- 治兵 (治兵) 三年而治兵 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 18
- 五兵 (五兵) 取五甲五兵 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 13
- 兵革 (兵革) 兵革不息 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄭‧出其東門 Lessons from the states - Odes of Zheng - Chu Qi Dong Men — count: 11
- 观兵 (觀兵) 觀兵於東夷 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 6
- 兵欲 (兵欲) 故攻國之兵欲短 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 冬官考工記 第六 6. Office of Winter and Inspection Records — count: 6
- 祠兵 (祠兵) 祠兵 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 5
- 司兵 (司兵) 司兵 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 夏官司馬 第四 4. Offices of Summer and Minister of War — count: 4
- 兵弱 (兵弱) 民眾而兵弱者 — Guanzi 管子, 權修第三 Chapter 3: Cultivating Authority — count: 4
- 徒兵 (徒兵) 諸侯之師敗鄭徒兵 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 4