an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom)
按兵不动按兵不動an4 bing1 bu4 dong4
to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
案兵束甲案兵束甲an4 bing1 shu4 jia3
to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom); to relax from fighting
案甲休兵案甲休兵an4 jia3 xiu1 bing1
to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom); to relax from fighting
搬兵搬兵ban1 bing1
to call for reinforcements; to bring in troops
杯酒释兵权杯酒釋兵權bei1 jiu3 shi4 bing1 quan2
to dismiss military hierarchy using wine cups; cf Song founding Emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 holds a banquet in 961 and persuades his senior army commanders to go home to their provinces
变兵變兵bian4 bing1
rebel soldier
标兵標兵biao1 bing1
parade guards (usually spaced out along parade routes); example; model; pacesetter
兵败如山倒兵敗如山倒bing1 bai4 ru2 shan1 dao3
troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse
兵变兵變bing1 bian4
mutiny; (Tw) to be dumped by one's girlfriend while serving in the army
兵部兵部bing1 bu4
Ministry of War (in imperial China)
兵不血刃兵不血刃bing1 bu4 xue4 ren4
lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory
兵不厌诈兵不厭詐bing1 bu4 yan4 zha4
there can never be too much deception in war; in war nothing is too deceitful; all's fair in war
兵船兵船bing1 chuan2
man-of-war; naval vessel; warship
兵队兵隊bing1 dui4
troops
兵法兵法bing1 fa3
art of war; military strategy and tactics
兵戈兵戈bing1 ge1
weapons; arms; fighting; war
兵戈扰攘兵戈擾攘bing1 ge1 rao3 rang3
arms and confusion (idiom); turmoil of war
兵工厂兵工廠bing1 gong1 chang3
munitions factory
兵贵神速兵貴神速bing1 gui4 shen2 su4
lit. speed is a crucial asset in war (idiom); fig. swift and resolute (in doing sth)
兵荒马乱兵荒馬亂bing1 huang1 ma3 luan4
soldiers munity and troops rebel (idiom); turmoil and chaos of war
兵家兵家bing1 jia1
the School of the Military, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家 of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
兵家兵家bing1 jia1
military strategist in ancient China; military commander; soldier
兵家常事兵家常事bing1 jia1 chang2 shi4
commonplace in military operations (idiom)
兵舰兵艦bing1 jian4
warship
兵精粮足兵精糧足bing1 jing1 liang2 zu2
elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well-prepared forces; preparations for war are in an advanced state
兵库兵庫bing1 ku4
Hyōgo prefecture in the midwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州
兵库县兵庫縣bing1 ku4 xian4
Hyōgo prefecture in the midwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州
counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action; to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action; to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
兵力兵力bing1 li4
military strength; armed forces; troops
兵连祸结兵連禍結bing1 lian2 huo4 jie2
ravaged by successive wars; war-torn; war-ridden
兵临城下兵臨城下bing1 lin2 cheng2 xia4
soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers; an army marches on its stomach
兵马俑兵馬俑bing1 ma3 yong3
figurines of warriors and horses buried with the dead; Terracotta Army (historic site)
兵痞兵痞bing1 pi3
army riffraff; army ruffian; soldier of fortune
兵器兵器bing1 qi4
weaponry; weapons; arms
兵器术兵器術bing1 qi4 shu4
martial arts involving weapons
兵强马壮兵強馬壯bing1 qiang2 ma3 zhuang4
lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom); fig. a well-trained and powerful army
兵权兵權bing1 quan2
military leadership; military power
兵刃兵刃bing1 ren4
(bladed) weapons
兵戎兵戎bing1 rong2
arms; weapons
兵戎相见兵戎相見bing1 rong2 xiang1 jian4
to meet on the battlefield (idiom)
兵士兵士bing1 shi4
ordinary soldier
兵书兵書bing1 shu1
a book on the art of war
兵团兵團bing1 tuan2
large military unit; formation; corps; army
兵饷兵餉bing1 xiang3
pay and provisions for soldiers
兵蚁兵蟻bing1 yi3
soldier ant; dinergate
兵役兵役bing1 yi4
military service
兵营兵營bing1 ying2
military camp; barracks
兵员兵員bing1 yuan2
soldiers; troops
兵源兵源bing1 yuan2
manpower resources (for military service); sources of troops
兵站兵站bing1 zhan4
army service station; military depot
兵制兵制bing1 zhi4
military system
兵种兵種bing1 zhong3
(military) branch of the armed forces
兵卒兵卒bing1 zu2
soldiers; troops
步兵步兵bu4 bing1
infantry; foot; infantryman; foot soldier
裁兵裁兵cai2 bing1
to reduce troop numbers; disarmament
残兵败将殘兵敗將can2 bing1 bai4 jiang4
ruined army, defeated general (idiom); scattered remnants
草草收兵草草收兵cao3 cao3 shou1 bing1
to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted; half-baked
草木皆兵草木皆兵cao3 mu4 jie1 bing1
lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy; to feel beleaguered
草率收兵草率收兵cao3 shuai4 shou1 bing1
to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted; half-baked
撤兵撤兵che4 bing1
to withdraw troops; to retreat
陈兵陳兵chen2 bing1
to deploy troops; to mass troops
陈桥兵变陳橋兵變chen2 qiao2 bing1 bian4
the military revolt of 960 that led Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 to found the Song dynasty
出兵出兵chu1 bing1
to send troops
传令兵傳令兵chuan2 ling4 bing1
orderly
带兵帶兵dai4 bing1
to lead troops
担架兵擔架兵dan1 jia4 bing1
stretcher bearer (military)
当兵當兵dang1 bing1
to serve in the army; to be a soldier
点兵點兵dian3 bing1
to muster troops; (fig.) to gather forces
调兵遣将調兵遣將diao4 bing1 qian3 jiang4
to move an army and send a general (idiom); to deploy an army; to send a team on a task
调兵山調兵山diao4 bing1 shan1
Mt Diaobingshan in Tieling; Diaobingshan district of Tieling city 鐵嶺市|铁岭市, Liaoning
调兵山市調兵山市diao4 bing1 shan1 shi4
Diaobingshan district of Tieling city 鐵嶺市|铁岭市, Liaoning
短兵相接短兵相接duan3 bing1 xiang1 jie1
lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat; to fight at close quarters
发兵發兵fa1 bing1
to dispatch an army; to send troops
分巡兵备道分巡兵備道fen1 xun2 bing1 bei4 dao4
Qing Dynasty General Supervisory and Military Command
伏兵伏兵fu2 bing1
hidden troops; ambush
富国强兵富國強兵fu4 guo2 qiang2 bing1
lit. rich country, strong army (idiom); slogan of legalist philosophers in pre-Han times; Make the country wealthy and the military powerful, slogan of modernizers in Qing China and Meiji Japan (Japanese pronunciation: Fukoku kyōhei)
工兵工兵gong1 bing1
military engineer
工农兵工農兵gong1 nong2 bing1
workers, peasants, and soldiers; the proletariat
雇佣兵雇傭兵gu4 yong1 bing1
mercenary; hired gun
官兵官兵guan1 bing1
officers and men
国富兵强國富兵強guo2 fu4 bing1 qiang2
prosperous country with military might
好兵帅克好兵帥克hao3 bing1 shuai4 ke4
The Good Soldier Švejk (Schweik), satirical novel by Czech author Jaroslav Hašek (1883-1923)
号兵號兵hao4 bing1
bugler; trumpeter (military)
红卫兵紅衛兵hong2 wei4 bing1
Red Guard(s) (during the Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976)
缓兵之计緩兵之計huan3 bing1 zhi1 ji4
delaying tactics; stalling; measures to stave off an attack; stratagem to win a respite
交兵交兵jiao1 bing1
in a state of war
骄兵必败驕兵必敗jiao1 bing1 bi4 bai4
lit. an arrogant army is bound to lose (idiom); fig. pride goes before a fall
精兵精兵jing1 bing1
elite troops
空降兵空降兵kong1 jiang4 bing1
paratroopers
溃兵潰兵kui4 bing1
defeated troops; routed army; scattered soldiers
老兵老兵lao3 bing1
veteran
练兵練兵lian4 bing1
to drill troops; army training
列兵列兵lie4 bing1
private (army)
绿旗兵綠旗兵lv4 qi2 bing1
same as 綠營|绿营, Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
绿营兵綠營兵lv4 ying2 bing1
Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
民兵民兵min2 bing1
people's militia; militia; militiaman
鸣金收兵鳴金收兵ming2 jin1 shou1 bing1
to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat
lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
疑兵疑兵yi2 bing1
troops deployed to mislead the enemy
佣兵傭兵yong1 bing1
mercenary; hired gun
援兵援兵yuan2 bing1
reinforcement
阅兵閱兵yue4 bing1
to review troops; military parade
阅兵式閱兵式yue4 bing1 shi4
military parade
增兵增兵zeng1 bing1
to reinforce; to increase troop numbers; reinforcements; extra troops
招兵招兵zhao1 bing1
to recruit soldiers
招兵买马招兵買馬zhao1 bing1 mai3 ma3
to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom); to raise a large army; fig. to expand business; to recruit new staff
侦察兵偵察兵zhen1 cha2 bing1
a scout; spy
征兵徵兵zheng1 bing1
to levy troops; recruitment
拯救大兵瑞恩拯救大兵瑞恩zheng3 jiu4 da4 bing1 rui4 en1
Saving Private Ryan (1998 movie)
纸上谈兵紙上談兵zhi3 shang4 tan2 bing1
lit. military tactics on paper (idiom); fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice; armchair strategist; idle theorizing; cf Zhao Kuo 趙括|赵括 leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰|长平之战 in 260 BC