Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
兵
bīng
Description
“兵”是在军队里打仗的人，我们也叫他“士兵”或者“军人”。
"兵" refers to people who fight in the army; we also call them "soldiers" or "military personnel."
这个字也可以指军队或者战争的事情。
This character can also refer to the army or matters related to war.
Meanings
兵bīng
soldier
他年轻的时候当过兵。
He was a soldier when he was young.
兵bīng
army; military; troops
国家派了很多兵去边境。
The country sent many soldiers to the border.
兵bīng
military affairs; weapons
这本书讲的是古代的兵法。
This book is about ancient military strategy.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
originally a pictograph of two hands holding an axe, meaning weapon, later 'soldier'.
- Nuance
兵 is more general/literary; 士兵 is the everyday word for an individual soldier.
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