兵 bīng

1. 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)
2. 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)
3. 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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• 阿兵哥 soldier boy
• 兵衆强(兵衆強) troops are numerous and strong
• 亡兵纪念日(亡兵紀念日) Memorial Day (American holiday)
• 兵蚁(兵蟻) soldier ant; dinergate
• 发兵距险(發兵距險) sent troops to defend the passes
• 服兵役 military draft
• 雄兵 formidable troops
• 兵营(兵營) military camp; barracks
• 案兵束甲 to rest weapons and loosen armor; to relax from fighting
• 兵不血刃 no blood on the men's swords; an effortless victory
• 擐甲挥兵(擐甲揮兵) to put on armor and carry a weapon; equipped for battle
• 厉兵秣马(厲兵秣馬) to sharpen the weapons and feed the horses; to get ready for battle
• 重兵 massive military force
• 兵痞 army riffraff; army ruffian; soldier of fortune
• 兵革 leather armor
• 传令兵(傳令兵) orderly
• 大兵 the army ; great military strength ; war ; soldiers
• 进兵(進兵) to advance troops
• 工农兵(工農兵) workers, peasants, and soldiers; the proletariat
• 盛食厉兵(盛食厲兵) abundant fodder and sharp weapons; get ready for battle
• 双后前兵开局(雙后前兵開局) Double Queen Pawn Opening; Closed Game (chess)
• 偃兵息甲 lay down weapons and armor ; lay down weapons and take off armor
• 文艺兵(文藝兵) PLA military personnel who specialize in literary or artistic pursuits
• 兵来将挡，水来土掩(兵來將擋，水來土掩) counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir; different situations call for different action
• 羸兵 weak and exhausted soldiers
• 兵站 army service station; military depot
• 士兵们(士兵們) soldiers
• 阅兵(閱兵) to review troops
• 案甲休兵 to put down weapon and let soldiers rest; to relax from fighting
• 短兵接 our short swords meet
• 伞兵(傘兵) paratrooper
• 草率收兵 to work vaguely then retreat; sloppy and half-hearted; half-baked
• 弓骑兵(弓騎兵) mounted archery
• 征兵(徵兵) to levy troops; recruitment
• 兵威 military power
• 步兵学校(步兵學校) infantry school
• 工兵 military engineer
• 担架兵(擔架兵) stretcher bearer
• 兵精粮足(兵精糧足) elite soldiers, ample provisions; well-prepared forces
• 勤务兵(勤務兵) army orderly
• 养兵(養兵) to train troops
• 杯酒释兵权(杯酒釋兵權) to dismiss military hierarchy using wine cups
• 兵船 a warship
• 招兵买马(招兵買馬) recruit soldiers and buy horses ; to recruit staff for a business
• 解甲休兵 remove armor and put down weapons
• 兵士 an ordinary soldier
• 兵刃 (bladed) weapons
• 弩兵 archer; infantry armed with crossbow

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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
• 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
• 凡兵 (凡兵) 凡兵車百乘 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 4