兵马俑 (兵馬俑)
bīng mǎ yǒng
Pinyin
Definition
兵马俑 (兵馬俑)
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- figurines of warriors and horses buried with the dead
- Terracotta Army (historic site)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
先礼后兵
- 1 peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence
- 2 jaw-jaw is better than war-war
全民皆兵
- 1 to bring the entire nation to arms (idiom)
兵不血刃
- 1 lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory
兵来将挡,水来土掩
- 1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
- 2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
兵来将敌,水来土堰
- 1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
- 2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
Sample Sentences
上海的外滩,西安的兵马俑。
In Shanghai there is the Bund, in Xi'an there are the Terracotta Soldiers.
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!
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!
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。
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.
谢谢!这是兵马俑吗?
Thank you! Is this a terracotta warrior?
对啊。小兵马俑。
That's right. A little terracotta warrior.
看,前面就是秦始皇兵马俑。
Look, up ahead is Qin Shi Huang's Terracotta Warriors.
这个简单,长城。呃......等......等......等一下......兵马俑。
This is easy, the Great Wall. Uh, wait... wait.... wait a second... the Terracotta Army.
兵马俑是秦始皇陵墓的一部分。
The Terracotta Army are a part of Qin Shihuang's tomb.