Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
兵 | bīng | soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike | |
兵變 | 兵变 | bīng biàn | mutiny |
兵部 | bīng bù | the Ministry of War in feudal China | |
兵不血刃 | bīng bù xuè rèn | the edges of the swords not being stained with blood - win victory without firing a shot | |
兵不厭詐 | 兵不厌诈 | bīng bù yàn zhà | there can never be too much deception in war; in war nothing is too deceitful; all's fair in war |
兵船 | bīng chuán | man-of-war; naval vessel; warship | |
兵法 | bīng fǎ | art of war; military strategy and tactics | |
兵戈 | bīng gē | weapons; arms; fighting; war | |
兵工廠 | 兵工厂 | bīng gōng chǎng | munitions or ordnance factory; arsenal |
兵貴神速 | 兵贵神速 | bīng guì shén sù | speed is precious in war |
兵荒馬亂 | 兵荒马乱 | bīng huāng mǎ luàn | turmoil and chaos of war |
兵家 | bīng jiā | military strategist in ancient China; military commander; soldier | |
兵艦 | 兵舰 | bīng jiàn | warship |
兵庫縣 | 兵库县 | Bīng kù xiàn | Hyōgo Prefecture |
兵力 | bīng lì | military strength; armed forces; troops | |
兵連禍結 | 兵连祸结 | bīng lián huò jié | ravaged by successive wars; war-torn; war-ridden |
兵臨城下 | 兵临城下 | bīng lín chéng xià | the attacking army has reached the city gates; the city is under siege |
兵馬 | 兵马 | bīng mǎ | troops and horses; military forces |
兵馬俑 | 兵马俑 | bīng mǎ yǒng | Terracotta Army (historic site) |
兵痞 | bīng pǐ | army riffraff; army ruffian; soldier of fortune | |
兵器 | bīng qì | weaponry; weapons; arms | |
兵強馬壯 | 兵强马壮 | bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàng | strong soldiers and sturdy horses - a well-trained and powerful army |
兵權 | 兵权 | bīng quán | military leadership; military power |
兵戎 | bīng róng | arms; weapons | |
兵士 | bīng shì | ordinary soldier | |
兵書 | 兵书 | bīng shū | a book on the art of war |
兵團 | 兵团 | bīng tuán | large military unit; formation; corps; army |
兵蟻 | 兵蚁 | bīng yǐ | soldier ant; dinergate |
兵役 | bīng yì | military service | |
兵營 | 兵营 | bīng yíng | military camp; barracks |
兵員 | 兵员 | bīng yuán | soldiers; troops |
兵源 | bīng yuán | manpower resources (for military service); sources of troops | |
兵站 | bīng zhàn | army service station; military depot | |
兵種 | 兵种 | bīng zhǒng | (military) branch of the armed forces |
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