兵马俑
bīng mǎ yǒng
Pinyin

Definition

兵马俑
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bīng mǎ yǒng
  1. figurines of warriors and horses buried with the dead
  2. Terracotta Army (historic site)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

兵器
bīng qì
  1. 1 weaponry
  2. 2 weapons
  3. 3 arms
士兵
shì bīng
  1. 1 soldier
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
奇兵
qí bīng
  1. 1 troops appearing suddenly (in a raid or ambush)
特种兵
tè zhǒng bīng
  1. 1 commando
  2. 2 special forces soldier
兵
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]
兵刃
bīng rèn
  1. 1 (bladed) weapons
兵力
bīng lì
  1. 1 military strength
  2. 2 armed forces
  3. 3 troops
兵团
bīng tuán
  1. 1 large military unit
  2. 2 formation
  3. 3 corps
  4. 4 army
兵法
bīng fǎ
  1. 1 art of war
  2. 2 military strategy and tactics
兵营
bīng yíng
  1. 1 military camp
  2. 2 barracks
兵马俑
bīng mǎ yǒng
  1. 1 figurines of warriors and horses buried with the dead
  2. 2 Terracotta Army (historic site)
出兵
chū bīng
  1. 1 to send troops
官兵
guān bīng
  1. 1 officers and men
招兵买马
zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ
  1. 1 to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom); to raise a large army
  2. 2 fig. to expand business
  3. 3 to recruit new staff
新兵
xīn bīng
  1. 1 new (army) recruit
当兵
dāng bīng
  1. 1 to serve in the army
  2. 2 to be a soldier
老兵
lǎo bīng
  1. 1 veteran
骑兵
qí bīng
  1. 1 cavalry
上等兵
shàng děng bīng
  1. 1 private first class (army rank)
交兵
jiāo bīng
  1. 1 in a state of war

Idioms (20)

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
哀兵必胜
āi bīng bì shèng
  1. 1 an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom)
天兵天将
tiān bīng tiān jiàng
  1. 1 celestial troops and generals (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. superior forces
始作俑者
shǐ zuò yǒng zhě
  1. 1 lit. the first person to bury funerary dolls (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the originator of an evil practice
富国强兵
fù guó qiáng bīng
  1. 1 lit. rich country, strong army (idiom); slogan of legalist philosophers in pre-Han times
  2. 2 Make the country wealthy and the military powerful, slogan of modernizers in Qing China and Meiji Japan (Japanese pronunciation: Fukoku kyōhei)
强将手下无弱兵
qiáng jiàng shǒu xià wú ruò bīng
  1. 1 there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)

Sample Sentences

上海的外滩，西安的兵马俑。
Shànghǎi de Wàitān ，Xī\'ān de Bīngmǎyǒng 。
In Shanghai there is the Bund, in Xi'an there are the Terracotta Soldiers.
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看把你激动的！你要是埃及人，也不会觉得埃及神秘了！要说陵墓建筑，秦始皇兵马俑也很不可思议！
kàn bǎ nǐ jīdòng de ！nǐ yàoshì Āijí rén ，yěbùhuì juéde Āijí shénmì le ！yào shuō língmù jiànzhù ，Qínshǐhuáng bīngmǎyǒng yě hěn bùkěsīyì ！
Look how excited it's got you! If you were an Egyptian, you wouldn't think Egypt was so mysterious! If you want to talk about tombs, Qin Shihuang's terra cotta army is also pretty incredible!
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兵马俑的气势我是领教过了。还真有意思，法老想通过金字塔变成太阳神，隔了2500多年的秦始皇却想在另一个世界继续统治他的千军万马。对了，我还想去欣赏我们的石窟艺术和瓷器展览。
bīngmǎyǒng de qìshì wǒ shì lǐngjiào guò le 。hái zhēn yǒuyìsi ，fǎlǎo xiǎng tōngguò jīnzìtǎ biànchéng tàiyángshén ，gé le èrqiān wǔbǎi duō nián de qín shǐ huáng què xiǎng zài lìngyīgeshìjiè jìxù tǒngzhì tā de qiānjūnwànmǎ 。duìle ，wǒ hái xiǎng qù xīnshǎng wǒmen de shíkū yìshù hé cíqì zhǎnlǎn 。
I have indeed experienced the grandeur of the terracotta army. Isn’t it funny that the pharaohs wanted to become Sun Gods by building pyramids, yet 2500 years later Qin ShiHuang wants to continue to rule his huge army in the another world. Oh yeah, I also want to visit the cave art and porcelain exhibition.
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谢谢！这是兵马俑吗？
xièxie ！zhè shì Bīngmǎyǒng ma ？
Thank you! Is this a terracotta warrior?
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对啊。小兵马俑。
duì a 。xiǎo Bīngmǎyǒng 。
That's right. A little terracotta warrior.
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看，前面就是秦始皇兵马俑。
kàn ，qiánmian jiùshì Qínshǐhuáng bīngmǎyǒng 。
Look, up ahead is Qin Shi Huang's Terracotta Warriors.
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这个简单，长城。呃......等......等......等一下......兵马俑。
zhè ge jiǎndān ，Chángchéng 。e ......děng ......děng ......děng yīxià ......bīngmǎyǒng 。
This is easy, the Great Wall. Uh, wait... wait.... wait a second... the Terracotta Army.
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兵马俑是秦始皇陵墓的一部分。
bīngmǎyǒng shì Qínshǐhuáng língmù de yībùfèn 。
The Terracotta Army are a part of Qin Shihuang's tomb.
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