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)
Contained in
- 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)
- 点兵(點兵) to muster troops; (fig.) to gather forces
- 缓兵之计(緩兵之計) delaying tactics; stalling; measures to stave off an attack; stratagem to win a respite
- 士兵 soldier
- 弃甲曳兵(棄甲曳兵) to cast away armor and drag weapons [in defeat]
- 兵来将敌，水来土堰(兵來將敵，水來土堰) counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir; different situations call for different action
- 大兵 the army ; great military strength ; war ; soldiers
- 兵荒马乱(兵荒馬亂) the turmoil and chaos of war
- 步兵 infantry; foot soldier ; Infantry Commander
- 兵贵神速(兵貴神速) speed is a crucial asset in war; swift and resolute
- 兵精粮足(兵精糧足) elite soldiers, ample provisions; well-prepared forces
- 兵败将亡(兵敗將亡) soldiers defeated and commander dead
- 秣马厉兵(秣馬厲兵) feed the horses and sharpen the weapons; get ready for battle
- 兵杖 weapons
- 阅兵式(閱兵式) military parade
- 老兵 veteran
- 弓骑兵(弓騎兵) mounted archery
- 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
- 励兵秣马(勵兵秣馬) sharpen the weapons and feed the horses; get ready for battle
- 卫兵(衛兵) guard; bodyguard
- 为兵(為兵) to serve in the army
- 按兵不举(按兵不舉) to hold back the troops and stay put
- 国富兵强(國富兵強) prosperous country with military might
- 兵威 military power
- 兵强将盛(兵強將盛) strong soldiers and commanders
- 残兵败将(殘兵敗將) ruined army, defeated general; scattered remnants
- 秣马利兵(秣馬利兵) feed the horses and sharpen the weapons
- 守兵 guard; garrison soldier
- 阿兵哥 soldier boy
- 伏兵 hidden troops; ambush
- 骑兵(騎兵) cavalry
- 兵痞 army riffraff; army ruffian; soldier of fortune
- 侦察兵(偵察兵) a scout; spy
- 标兵(標兵) parade guards (usually spaced out along parade routes); example; model; pacesetter
- 兵戈 weapons; arms; fighting; war
- 兵强(兵強) a strong military force
- 官兵 officers and troops
- 兵降 the troops surrendered
- 尖兵 a crack soldier ; an elite professional
- 号兵(號兵) bugler; trumpeter
- 当兵(當兵) to serve in the army; to be a soldier
- 撤兵 to withdraw troops; to retreat
- 兵役 military service
- 兵略 military planning
- 缮甲治兵(繕甲治兵) repair armor and make weapons ready; preparing for battle
- 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
绿旗兵 、 兵没粮草自散 、 绿营兵 、 清兵 、 好兵帅克
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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: 148
- 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
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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
- 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
- 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
- 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