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上等兵

shàng děng bīng

1. 1 private first class (army rank)

亡兵纪念日 | 亡兵紀念日

Wáng bīng Jì niàn rì

1. 1 Memorial Day (American holiday)

交兵

jiāo bīng

1. 1 in a state of war

伏兵

fú bīng

1. 1 hidden troops
2. 2 ambush

伞兵 | 傘兵

sǎn bīng

1. 1 paratrooper

传令兵 | 傳令兵

chuán lìng bīng

1. 1 (military) messenger
2. 2 orderly

佣兵 | 傭兵

yōng bīng

1. 1 mercenary
2. 2 hired gun

侦察兵 | 偵察兵

zhēn chá bīng

1. 1 a scout
2. 2 spy

先兵后礼 | 先兵後禮

xiān bīng hòu lǐ

1. 1 variant: 先禮後兵 Xiān Lǐ Hòu Bīng

先礼后兵 | 先禮後兵

xiān lǐ hòu bīng

1. 1 peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence
2. 2 jaw-jaw is better than war-war

兴兵 | 興兵

xīng bīng

1. 1 to send troops

兵不厌诈 | 兵不厭詐

bīng bù yàn zhà

1. 1 there can never be too much deception in war
2. 2 in war nothing is too deceitful
3. 3 all's fair in war

兵不血刃

bīng bù xuè rèn

1. 1 lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory

兵临城下 | 兵臨城下

bīng lín chéng xià

1. 1 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture

兵书 | 兵書

bīng shū

1. 1 a book on the art of war

兵乱 | 兵亂

bīng luàn

1. 1 confusion of war
2. 2 turmoil of war

兵刃

bīng rèn

1. 1 (bladed) weapons

兵力

bīng lì

1. 1 military strength
2. 2 armed forces
3. 3 troops

兵卒

bīng zú

1. 1 soldiers
2. 2 troops

兵变 | 兵變

bīng biàn

1. 1 mutiny
2. 2 (Tw) to be dumped by one's girlfriend while serving in the army