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)

Contained in

• 厉兵秣马(厲兵秣馬) to sharpen the weapons and feed the horses; to get ready for battle
• 刀兵 weapons; war
• 兵船 a warship
• 哀兵必胜(哀兵必勝) an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win
• 偃兵息甲 lay down weapons and armor ; lay down weapons and take off armor
• 兵败将亡(兵敗將亡) soldiers defeated and commander dead
• 番兵 a foreign soldier
• 兵士 an ordinary soldier
• 秣马厉兵(秣馬厲兵) feed the horses and sharpen the weapons; get ready for battle
• 兵灾(兵災) an war
• 大兵 the army ; great military strength ; war ; soldiers
• 征兵制度(徵兵制度) military conscription
• 短兵接战(短兵接戰) short swords meet in battle; to engage in battle
• 伞兵(傘兵) paratrooper
• 卫兵(衛兵) guard; bodyguard
• 兵荒马乱(兵荒馬亂) the turmoil and chaos of war
• 起兵 to send troops
• 伏兵 hidden troops; ambush
• 蕆兵 to muster troops
• 为兵(為兵) to serve in the army
• 文艺兵(文藝兵) PLA military personnel who specialize in literary or artistic pursuits
• 兵舰(兵艦) warship
• 骑兵(騎兵) cavalry
• 兵强将盛(兵強將盛) strong soldiers and commanders
• 陳兵 troops forming rank
• 解甲释兵(解甲釋兵) remove armor and throw away weapons; to abandon battle
• 兵精将勇(兵精將勇) elite soldiers and a courageous commander
• 士兵们(士兵們) soldiers
• 空降兵 paratroopers
• 按兵 to hold back the troops
• 短兵 a short weapon ; fighting at a short distance
• 变兵(變兵) rebel soldier
• 排头兵(排頭兵) frontline troops; leader; trailblazer; pacesetter
• 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
• 兵种(兵種) a branch of the armed forces
• 虾兵蟹将(蝦兵蟹將) shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea)
• 草率收兵 to work vaguely then retreat; sloppy and half-hearted; half-baked
• 兵家常事 commonplace in military operations
• 先礼后兵(先禮後兵) peaceful measures before using force; diplomacy before violence; jaw-jaw is better than war-war
• 案兵束甲 to rest weapons and loosen armor; to relax from fighting
• 散兵游勇(散兵遊勇) straggling and disbanded soldiers; disorganized uncoordinated action
• 奇兵 to raise or prepare troops (for a campaign)
• 兵蚁(兵蟻) soldier ant; dinergate
• 尖兵 a crack soldier ; an elite professional
• 征兵(徵兵) to levy troops; recruitment
• 调兵遣将(調兵遣將) to move an army and send a general; to deploy an army; to send a team on a task

Also contained in

清兵 、 兵部 、 步兵校尉 、 兵库 、 调兵山

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• 卷五十一 志第四 天文四 Volume 51 Treatises 4: Astronomy 4 History of Song 宋史 — count: 326
• 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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• 卷二百四十七 列傳第一百三十五 劉綎 李應祥 陳璘 鄧子龍 馬孔英 Volume 247 Biographies 135: Liu Ting, Li Yingxiang, Chen Lin, Deng Zilong, Ma Kongying History of Ming 明史 — count: 123
• 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
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• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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