military service ⇒ 服兵役 fú bīngyì → do military service
兵法
military tactics pl
兵种
military division
兵营
barracks pl
出兵
dispatch troops
列兵
private
卫兵
guard
哨兵
sentry
士兵
private
收兵
( 指战斗 ) retreat
标兵
( 喻 : 榜样 ) example
民兵
militia
水兵
sailor
练兵
drill
兵不厌诈
all's fair in love and war
兵不血刃
win without firing a shot
兵强马壮
military might
兵荒马乱
the turmoil of war
短兵相接
( 字 : 指搏斗 ) engage in close combat
纸上谈兵
all talk and no action
缓兵之计
delaying tactics
草木皆兵
be panic-stricken ⇒ 战争即将打响,全国上下草木皆兵。 Zhànzhēng jíjiāng dǎxiǎng, quánguó shàngxià cǎo mù jiē bīng. → Just before the war, the whole country was panic-stricken.
调兵遣将
deploy troops
赔了夫人又折兵
pay a double penalty
English translation of '兵'
兵
(bīng)
名
(= 军队) the army
⇒ 骑兵 (qíbīng) cavalry
⇒ 当兵 (dāngbīng) join the army
(= 士兵) soldier
(= 兵器) arms pl
⇒ 坚甲利兵 (jiān jiǎ lì bīng) military strength
(= 兵法) military strategy
⇒ 纸上谈兵 (zhǐ shàng tán bīng) be an armchair strategist