兵力
bīng lì
Pinyin

Definition

兵力
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bīng lì
  1. military strength
  2. armed forces
  3. troops

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

bīng qì
  1. 1 weaponry
  2. 2 weapons
  3. 3 arms
  1. 1 surname Li
lì liang
  1. 1 power
  2. 2 force
  3. 3 strength
nǔ lì
  1. 1 great effort
  2. 2 to strive
  3. 3 to try hard
yā lì
  1. 1 pressure
shí lì
  1. 1 strength
qiǎo kè lì
  1. 1 chocolate (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:塊|块[kuài]
yǐn lì
  1. 1 gravitation (force)
  2. 2 attraction
yǐng xiǎng lì
  1. 1 influence
  2. 2 impact
tè zhǒng bīng
  1. 1 commando
  2. 2 special forces soldier
gěi lì
  1. 1 cool
  2. 2 nifty
  3. 3 awesome
  4. 4 impressive
  5. 5 to put in extra effort
néng lì
  1. 1 capability
  2. 2 ability
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
mèi lì
  1. 1 charm
  2. 2 fascination
  3. 3 glamor
  4. 4 charisma
zhǔ lì
  1. 1 main force
  2. 2 main strength of an army
fá lì
  1. 1 lacking in strength
  2. 2 weak
  3. 3 feeble
rén lì
  1. 1 manpower
  2. 2 labor power
miǎn yì lì
  1. 1 immunity
quán lì
  1. 1 with all one's strength
  2. 2 full strength
  3. 3 all-out (effort)
  4. 4 fully (support)
quán lì yǐ fù
  1. 1 to do at all costs
  2. 2 to make an all-out effort
bīng
  1. 1 soldiers
  2. 2 a force
  3. 3 an army
  4. 4 weapons
  5. 5 arms
  6. 6 military
  7. 7 warlike
  8. 8 CL:個|个[gè]

Idioms (20)

不遗余力
bù yí yú lì
  1. 1 to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
  1. 1 tremendous strength (idiom)
先礼后兵
xiān lǐ hòu bīng
  1. 1 peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence
  2. 2 jaw-jaw is better than war-war
全民皆兵
quán mín jiē bīng
  1. 1 to bring the entire nation to arms (idiom)
兵不血刃
bīng bù xuè rèn
  1. 1 lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory
兵来将挡,水来土掩
bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
  1. 1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
  2. 2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
兵来将敌,水来土堰
bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn
  1. 1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
  2. 2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
兵家常事
bīng jiā cháng shì
  1. 1 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
兵强马壮
bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàng
  1. 1 lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a well-trained and powerful army
兵戈扰攘
bīng gē rǎo rǎng
  1. 1 arms and confusion (idiom); turmoil of war
兵戎相见
bīng róng xiāng jiàn
  1. 1 to meet on the battlefield (idiom)
兵败如山倒
bīng bài rú shān dǎo
  1. 1 troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse
兵精粮足
bīng jīng liáng zú
  1. 1 elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well-prepared forces
  2. 2 preparations for war are in an advanced state
兵临城下
bīng lín chéng xià
  1. 1 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
兵荒马乱
bīng huāng mǎ luàn
  1. 1 soldiers munity and troops rebel (idiom); turmoil and chaos of war
兵贵神速
bīng guì shén sù
  1. 1 lit. speed is a crucial asset in war (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. swift and resolute (in doing sth)
兵马未动,粮草先行
bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng
  1. 1 before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
  2. 2 an army marches on its stomach
力不胜任
lì bù shèng rèn
  1. 1 not to be up to the task (idiom)
  2. 2 incompetent
力不从心
lì bù cóng xīn
  1. 1 less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish
  2. 2 the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
力所能及
lì suǒ néng jí
  1. 1 as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability
  2. 2 within one's powers

Sample Sentences

当时国民党兵力远远大于红军,如果就地迎战,等于坐以待毙!俗话说,打不起,还跑不起嘛!红军长征分成好几路,分散了敌人的包围,边走边战,灵活应敌,这可是红军的精明之处啊!
dāngshí Guómín dǎng bīnglì yuǎnyuǎn dàyú hóngjūn ,rúguǒ jiùdì yíngzhàn ,děngyú zuòyǐdàibì !súhuà shuō ,dǎ bu qǐ ,hái pǎo bu qǐ ma !Hóngjūn chángzhēng fēn chéng hǎojǐ lù ,fēnsàn le dírén de bāowéi ,biān zǒu biān zhàn ,línghuó yìngdí ,zhè kěshì Hóngjūn de jīngmíng zhīchù a !
At that time, the Kuomintang military was far more powerful than the Red Army. If the Communists had fought the enemy head-on, it would have been like waiting for their own funeral. There's a proverb that says ''If you can't beat 'em, you can still beat it!" The Red Army split into many smaller units, and scattered the enemy's encirclement. They fought on the march, responding flexibly. That's the clever thing about the Red Army!
在我看来 ,如果我们能联合孙权的兵力,胜算还是很大的!
zàiwǒkànlai ,rúguǒ wǒmen néng liánhé Sūn Quán de bīnglì ,shèngsuàn hái shì hěn dà de !
The way I see it, if we can hook up with [Wu King--Ed.] Sun Quan's forces, we'll have a good chance at victory!