兵

The character "兵" has 7 strokes. "兵" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "兵" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "兵" are "bīng" . View the stroke order of "兵">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "兵"

n.: weapons; arms; army; troops; soldier; warfare; military affairs; pawn (in chess)

• weapons : n.武器；兵器；手段；（weapon的复数）
• arms : pl-n.武器；军械；标志；盾形纹章；盾徽；国徽； 手臂，胳膊（arm的复数）
• army : n.军队；陆军；大批；大群
• troops : n.军队；组；群；（troop的复数）
• soldier : n.军人；兵蚁；面包条；土司条；士兵；列兵；普通兵；垂直的砖
• warfare : n.战争；作战；斗争

Form words with "兵"

仪仗兵 honour guard

布雷兵 mine planter

轻工兵 pioneer

弹着观察兵 spotter

秀才遇见兵，有理说不清 even when in the right, a scholar can never win an argument with a military man

Example phrases using "兵"

• 成千上万的美国青年被征了兵到越南打仗。

  Tens of thousands of young Americans were drafted to fight in the Vietnam war.

• 他18岁那年当了兵。

  He joined the army when he was 18.

• 两国交兵，不斩来使。

  Two countries at war will not kill each other’s envoys.

• 他高中毕业后当了兵。

  After he graduated from high school, he enlisted in the army.

• 他设法从每个村子征一个兵。

  He sought to levy one man from each vill for service.

• 锤头+火箭兵也是很有效的方法.

  Hammerheads loaded with Rocket Squads are also effective.

• 在朽木中筑巢兵在其中钻洞产卵。

  Ant that nests in decaying wood in which it bores tunnels for depositing eggs.

• 兵：他还有一支过硬的厨师队伍。

  Team: He also has an excellent team of chefs.

• 这曾是一个野战排医疗兵的名字。

  It was named after the platoon medic.

• 当吃子时, 兵向前斜着走一步.

  When taking, the pawn goes one square diagonally forward.