| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 哀兵必勝 | 哀兵必胜 | āi bīng bì shèng | an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win |
| 按兵不動 | 按兵不动 | àn bīng bù dòng | not throw the troops into battle; bide one's time; take on action |
| 標兵 | 标兵 | biāo bīng | parade guards (usually spaced out along parade routes); example; model; pacesetter |
| 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 |
| 步兵 | bù bīng | infantry; foot; infantryman; foot soldier | |
| 出兵 | chū bīng | send troops | |
| 府兵制 | Fǔ bīng zhì | Fubing system | |
| 富國強兵 | 富国强兵 | fù guó qiáng bīng | Fukoku kyohei; "enrich the country, strengthen the military" |
| 工兵 | gōng bīng | military engineer | |
| 官兵 | guān bīng | officers and men | |
| 紅衛兵 | 红卫兵 | hóng wèi bīng | Red Guards (China) |
| 皇家印度海軍兵變 | 皇家印度海军兵变 | Huáng jiā Yìn dù hǎi jūn bīng biàn | The Royal Indian Navy Mutiny |
| 空降兵 | kōng jiàng bīng | paratroopers | |
| 老兵 | lǎo bīng | veteran | |
| 練兵 | 练兵 | liàn bīng | (v) drill troops; train an army |
| 龍騎兵行動 | 龙骑兵行动 | Lóng qí bīng xíng dòng | Operation Dragoon |
| 民兵 | mín bīng | people's militia; militia | |
| 炮兵 | pào bīng | artillery | |
| 騎兵 | 骑兵 | qí bīng | cavalry |
| 全民皆兵 | quán mín jiē bīng | militarization | |
| 傘兵 | 伞兵 | sǎn bīng | paratrooper |
| 哨兵 | shào bīng | sentinel | |
| 士兵 | shì bīng | soldier | |
| 水兵 | shuǐ bīng | enlisted sailor in navy | |
| 孫子兵法 | 孙子兵法 | Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ | The Art of War |
| 衛兵 | 卫兵 | wèi bīng | (body) guard) |
| 憲兵 | 宪兵 | xiàn bīng | gendarmerie |
| 新兵 | xīn bīng | new (army) recruit | |
| 印度兵 | Yìn dù bīng | Sepoy | |
| 閱兵 | 阅兵 | yuè bīng | to review troops |
| 招兵 | zhāo bīng | recruit soldiers |
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