士兵 shìbīng, soldier/CL:個|个[gè] 兵 bīng, soldiers/a force/an army/weapons/arms/military/warlike/CL:個|个[gè] 老兵 lǎobīng, veteran 骑兵 qíbīng, [騎兵], cavalry 当兵 dāngbīng, [當兵], to serve in the army/to be a soldier 新兵 xīnbīng, new (army) recruit 卫兵 wèibīng, [衛兵], guard/bodyguard 步兵 bùbīng, infantry/foot/infantryman/foot soldier 逃兵 táobīng, army deserter 民兵 mínbīng, people's militia/militia/militiaman 兵团 bīngtuán, [兵團], large military unit/formation/corps/army 兵力 bīnglì, military strength/armed forces/troops 兵营 bīngyíng, [兵營], military camp/barracks 征兵 zhēngbīng, [徵兵], to levy troops/recruitment 兵役 bīngyì, military service 宪兵 xiànbīng, [憲兵], military police 水兵 shuǐbīng, enlisted sailor in navy 侦察兵 zhēnchábīng, [偵察兵], a scout/spy 兵器 bīngqì, weaponry/weapons/arms 服兵役 fúbīngyì, to serve in the army 伞兵 sǎnbīng, [傘兵], paratrooper 特种兵 tèzhǒngbīng, [特種兵], commando/special forces soldier 炮兵 pàobīng, artillery soldier/gunner 哨兵 shàobīng, sentinel 奇兵 qíbīng, troops appearing suddenly (in a raid or ambush) 援兵 yuánbīng, reinforcement 列兵 lièbīng, private (army) 按兵不动 ànbīngbùdòng, [按兵不動], to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time 兵马俑 bīngmǎyǒng, [兵馬俑], figurines of warriors and horses buried with the dead/Terracotta Army (historic ... 兵变 bīngbiàn, [兵變], mutiny/(Tw) to be dumped by one's girlfriend while serving in the army 兵法 bīngfǎ, art of war/military strategy and tactics 纸上谈兵 zhǐshàngtánbīng, [紙上談兵], lit. military tactics on paper (idiom)/fig. theoretical discussion that is worse... 官兵 guānbīng, officers and men 志愿兵 zhìyuànbīng, [志願兵], volunteer soldier/CL:名[míng] 阅兵 yuèbīng, [閱兵], to review troops/military parade 工兵 gōngbīng, military engineer 散兵 sǎnbīng, loose and disorganized soldiers/stragglers/fig. a loner 派兵 pàibīng, to dispatch troops 出兵 chūbīng, to send troops 兵工厂 bīnggōngchǎng, [兵工廠], munitions factory 精兵 jīngbīng, elite troops 重兵 zhòngbīng, massive military force 伏兵 fúbīng, hidden troops/ambush 宪兵队 Xiànbīngduì, [憲兵隊], the Kempeitai or Japanese Military Police 1881-1945 (Japanese counterpart of the... 带兵 dàibīng, [帶兵], to lead troops 招兵买马 zhāobīngmǎimǎ, [招兵買馬], to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom); to raise a large army/fig. to expand... 空降兵 kōngjiàngbīng, paratroopers 短兵相接 duǎnbīngxiāngjiē, lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infa... 勤务兵 qínwùbīng, [勤務兵], army orderly 阅兵式 yuèbīngshì, [閱兵式], military parade 散兵游勇 sǎnbīngyóuyǒng, [散兵遊勇], lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom); fig. disorganized uncoordinated ... 标兵 biāobīng, [標兵], parade guards (usually spaced out along parade routes)/example/model/pacesetter 兵马 bīngmǎ, [兵馬], troops and horses/military forces 增兵 zēngbīng, to reinforce/to increase troop numbers/reinforcements/extra troops 撤兵 chèbīng, to withdraw troops/to retreat 残兵败将 cánbīngbàijiàng, [殘兵敗將], ruined army, defeated general (idiom); scattered remnants 兵戎相见 bīngróngxiāngjiàn, [兵戎相見], to meet on the battlefield (idiom) 招兵 zhāobīng, to recruit soldiers 兵员 bīngyuán, [兵員], soldiers/troops 上等兵 shàngděngbīng, private first class (army rank) 天兵 tiānbīng, celestial soldier/(old) imperial troops/(Tw, jocular) clumsy army recruit/(more ... 先礼后兵 xiānlǐhòubīng, [先禮後兵], peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence/jaw-jaw ... 清兵 Qīngbīng, Qing troops/Manchu soldiers 兵荒马乱 bīnghuāngmǎluàn, [兵荒馬亂], soldiers munity and troops rebel (idiom); turmoil and chaos of war 兵权 bīngquán, [兵權], military leadership/military power 兵士 bīngshì, ordinary soldier 骄兵必败 jiāobīngbìbài, [驕兵必敗], lit. an arrogant army is bound to lose (idiom)/fig. pride goes before a fall 调兵遣将 diàobīngqiǎnjiàng, [調兵遣將], to move an army and send a general (idiom); to deploy an army/to send a team on ... 陈兵 chénbīng, [陳兵], to deploy troops/to mass troops 兵船 bīngchuán, man-of-war/naval vessel/warship 兵家 Bīngjiā/bīngjiā, the School of the Military, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 諸子百家|诸子百家[zhū ... 兵源 bīngyuán, manpower resources (for military service)/sources of troops 红卫兵 Hóngwèibīng, [紅衛兵], Red Guards (Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976) 兵临城下 bīnglínchéngxià, [兵臨城下], soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture 收兵 shōubīng, to retreat/to withdraw troops/to recall troops/fig. to finish work/to wind up/to... 兵强马壮 bīngqiángmǎzhuàng, [兵強馬壯], lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom)/fig. a well-trained and powerful ... 搬兵 bānbīng, to call for reinforcements/to bring in troops 排头兵 páitóubīng, [排頭兵], lit. frontline troops/leader/trailblazer/pacesetter 练兵 liànbīng, [練兵], to drill troops/army training 兵卒 bīngzú, soldiers/troops 兵戎 bīngróng, arms/weapons 兵种 bīngzhǒng, [兵種], (military) branch of the armed forces 兵库县 Bīngkùxiàn, [兵庫縣], Hyōgo prefecture in the midwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Běn zhōu] 亡兵纪念日 WángbīngJìniànrì, [亡兵紀念日], Memorial Day (American holiday) 交兵 jiāobīng, in a state of war 休兵 xiūbīng, to cease fire/armistice/rested troops 传令兵 chuánlìngbīng, [傳令兵], (military) messenger/orderly 佣兵 yōngbīng, [傭兵], mercenary/hired gun 先兵后礼 xiānbīnghòulǐ, [先兵後禮], opposite of 先禮後兵|先礼后兵[xiān lǐ hòu bīng] 全民皆兵 quánmínjiēbīng, to bring the entire nation to arms (idiom) 兴兵 xīngbīng, [興兵], to send troops 兵不厌诈 bīngbùyànzhà, [兵不厭詐], there can never be too much deception in war/in war nothing is too deceitful/all... 兵不血刃 bīngbùxuèrèn, lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory 兵书 bīngshū, [兵書], a book on the art of war 兵乱 bīngluàn, [兵亂], confusion of war/turmoil of war 兵刃 bīngrèn, (bladed) weapons 兵制 bīngzhì, military system 兵器术 bīngqìshù, [兵器術], martial arts involving weapons 兵家常事 bīngjiāchángshì, commonplace in military operations (idiom) 兵库 Bīngkù, [兵庫], Hyōgo prefecture in the midwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Běn zhōu] 兵戈 bīnggē, weapons/arms/fighting/war 兵戈扰攘 bīnggērǎorǎng, [兵戈擾攘], arms and confusion (idiom); turmoil of war 兵来将挡，水来土掩 bīngláijiàngdǎng,shuǐláitǔyǎn, [兵來將擋，水來土掩], counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situatio... 兵来将敌，水来土堰 bīngláijiàngdí,shuǐláitǔyàn, [兵來將敵，水來土堰], counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situatio... 兵痞 bīngpǐ, army riffraff/army ruffian/soldier of fortune 兵站 bīngzhàn, army service station/military depot 兵符 bīngfú, see 虎符[hǔ fú] 兵精粮足 bīngjīngliángzú, [兵精糧足], elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well-prepared forces/preparations for ... 兵舰 bīngjiàn, [兵艦], warship 兵蚁 bīngyǐ, [兵蟻], soldier ant/dinergate 兵败如山倒 bīngbàirúshāndǎo, [兵敗如山倒], troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse 兵贵神速 bīngguìshénsù, [兵貴神速], lit. speed is a crucial asset in war (idiom)/fig. swift and resolute (in doing s... 兵连祸结 bīngliánhuòjié, [兵連禍結], ravaged by successive wars/war-torn/war-ridden 兵部 Bīngbù, Ministry of War (in imperial China) 兵队 bīngduì, [兵隊], troops 兵饷 bīngxiǎng, [兵餉], pay and provisions for soldiers 兵马未动，粮草先行 bīngmǎwèidòng,liángcǎoxiānxíng, [兵馬未動，糧草先行], before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes ... 养兵 yǎngbīng, [養兵], to train troops 养兵千日，用兵一时 yǎngbīngqiānrì,yòngbīngyīshí, [養兵千日，用兵一時], lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. exte... 养兵千日，用在一时 yǎngbīngqiānrì,yòngzàiyīshí, [養兵千日，用在一時], see 養兵千日，用兵一時|养兵千日，用兵一时[yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng bīng yī shí] 养兵千日，用在一朝 yǎngbīngqiānrì,yòngzàiyīzhāo, [養兵千日，用在一朝], lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom)/fig. ex... 冗兵 rǒngbīng, superfluous troops 分巡兵备道 FēnxúnBīngBèidào, [分巡兵備道], Qing Dynasty General Supervisory and Military Command 单兵 dānbīng, [單兵], individual soldier/(literary) isolated military unit, cut off from reinforcement... 双后前兵开局 shuānghòuqiánbīngkāijú, [雙后前兵開局], Double Queen Pawn Opening/Closed Game (chess)/same as 封閉性開局|封闭性开局 发兵 fābīng, [發兵], to dispatch an army/to send troops 变兵 biànbīng, [變兵], rebel soldier 号兵 hàobīng, [號兵], bugler/trumpeter (military) 哀兵必胜 āibīngbìshèng, [哀兵必勝], an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom) 国富兵强 guófùbīngqiáng, [國富兵強], prosperous country with military might 天兵天将 tiānbīngtiānjiàng, [天兵天將], celestial troops and generals (idiom)/fig. superior forces 太公兵法 TàigōngBīngfǎ, alternative name for ”Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huáng Shí g... 好兵帅克 HǎobīngShuàikè, [好兵帥克], The Good Soldier Švejk (Schweik), satirical novel by Czech author Jaroslav Hašek... 娃娃兵 wáwabīng, child soldier 孙子兵法 SūnzǐBīngfǎ, [孫子兵法], “Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wǔ j... 孙膑兵法 SūnBìnBīngfǎ, [孫臏兵法], Sun Bin's "The Art of War" 守兵 shǒubīng, guard/garrison soldier 富国强兵 fùguóqiángbīng, [富國強兵], lit. rich country, strong army (idiom); slogan of legalist philosophers in pre-H... 工农兵 gōngnóngbīng, [工農兵], workers, peasants, and soldiers/the proletariat 弩兵 nǔbīng, archer/infantry armed with crossbow 强兵 qiángbīng, [強兵], strong soldiers/make the military powerful (political slogan) 强将手下无弱兵 qiángjiàngshǒuxiàwúruòbīng, [強將手下無弱兵], there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom) 担架兵 dānjiàbīng, [擔架兵], stretcher bearer (military) 拥兵自重 yōngbīngzìzhòng, [擁兵自重], (of a warlord etc) to assemble one's personal army, thereby presenting a challen... 拯救大兵瑞恩 ZhěngjiùDàbīngRuìēn, Saving Private Ryan (1998 movie) 散兵坑 sǎnbīngkēng, foxhole (military) 文艺兵 wényìbīng, [文藝兵], PLA military personnel who specialize in literary or artistic pursuits 旗兵 qíbīng, Manchurian soldier 杯酒释兵权 bēijiǔshìbīngquán, [杯酒釋兵權], to dismiss military hierarchy using wine cups/cf Song founding Emperor Song Taiz... 案兵束甲 ànbīngshùjiǎ, to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom); to relax from fighting 案甲休兵 ànjiǎxiūbīng, to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom); to relax from fighting 溃兵 kuìbīng, [潰兵], defeated troops/routed army/scattered soldiers 点兵 diǎnbīng, [點兵], to muster troops/(fig.) to gather forces 用兵如神 yòngbīngrúshén, to lead military operations with extraordinary skill 疑兵 yíbīng, troops deployed to mislead the enemy 穷兵黩武 qióngbīngdúwǔ, [窮兵黷武], to engage in wars of aggression at will (idiom)/militaristic/bellicose 绿旗兵 Lǜqíbīng, [綠旗兵], same as 綠營|绿营[lǜ yíng], Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynas... 绿营兵 Lǜyíngbīng, [綠營兵], Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed fr... 缓兵之计 huǎnbīngzhījì, [緩兵之計], delaying tactics/stalling/measures to stave off an attack/stratagem to win a res... 草木皆兵 cǎomùjiēbīng, lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyo... 草率收兵 cǎoshuàishōubīng, to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted/half-baked 草草收兵 cǎocǎoshōubīng, to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted/half-baked 虾兵蟹将 xiābīngxièjiàng, [蝦兵蟹將], shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of ... 裁兵 cáibīng, to reduce troop numbers/disarmament 调兵山 Diàobīngshān, [調兵山], Mt Diaobingshan in Tieling/Diaobingshan district of Tieling city 鐵嶺市|铁岭市, Liaoni... 调兵山市 Diàobīngshānshì, [調兵山市], Diaobingshan district of Tieling city 鐵嶺市|铁岭市, Liaoning 赔了夫人又折兵 péilefūrényòuzhébīng, [賠了夫人又折兵], having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)/to suffer a d... 阿兵哥 ābīnggē, (coll.) soldier boy 陈桥兵变 Chénqiáobīngbiàn, [陳橋兵變], the military revolt of 960 that led Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 to found the Song dyna... 雇佣兵 gùyōngbīng, [雇傭兵], mercenary/hired gun 鸣金收兵 míngjīnshōubīng, [鳴金收兵], to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat