Chinese Notes

兵 bīng

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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兵杖 weapons
撤兵 to withdraw troops; to retreat
伞兵(傘兵) paratrooper
担架兵(擔架兵) stretcher bearer
收兵 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
救兵 to rescue troops ; rescuers of troops
兵变(兵變) mutiny ; to be dumped by one's girlfriend while serving in the army
兵械 weapons
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
标兵(標兵) parade guards (usually spaced out along parade routes); example; model; pacesetter
兵势(兵勢) military situation
士兵 soldier
厉兵秣马(厲兵秣馬) to sharpen the weapons and feed the horses; to get ready for battle
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
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)
工农兵(工農兵) workers, peasants, and soldiers; the proletariat
拯救大兵瑞恩 Saving Private Ryan
兵制 military administration
杯酒释兵权(杯酒釋兵權) to dismiss military hierarchy using wine cups
搬兵 to call for reinforcements; to bring in troops
伏兵 hidden troops; ambush
奇兵 to raise or prepare troops (for a campaign)
兵法家 a military strategist; a military expert
长兵(長兵) a long weapon ; weapons for long range fighting
兵不厌权(兵不厭權) in war nothing is too deceitful
兵戎相见(兵戎相見) to meet on the battlefield
全民皆兵 to bring the entire nation to arms
散兵 loose and disorganized soldiers; stragglers; fig. a loner
兵马未动，粮草先行(兵馬未動，糧草先行) before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first; logistics comes before military maneuvers
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
兵强马壮(兵強馬壯) strong soldiers and sturdy horses; a well-trained and powerful army
兵出无名(兵出無名) to start a military campaign without justification
新兵 new (army) recruit
发兵(發兵) to dispatch an army; to send troops
志愿兵(志願兵) volunteer soldier
兵种(兵種) a branch of the armed forces
号兵(號兵) bugler; trumpeter
勤务兵(勤務兵) army orderly
兵略 military planning
兵不由将(兵不由將) soldiers not obeying their commander
穷兵黩武(窮兵黷武) to engage in wars of aggression at will; militaristic; bellicose
短兵接战(短兵接戰) short swords meet in battle; to engage in battle
民兵 militia
缓兵之计(緩兵之計) delaying tactics; stalling; measures to stave off an attack; stratagem to win a respite
派兵 to dispatch troops
解甲释兵(解甲釋兵) remove armor and throw away weapons; to abandon battle
侦察兵(偵察兵) a scout; spy
雄兵 formidable troops
案兵 to hold back the troops

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好兵帅克、绿旗兵

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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
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
授兵 (授兵) 授兵于大宮 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — 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
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