收兵
shōu bīng
Pinyin

Definition

收兵
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shōu bīng
  1. to retreat
  2. to withdraw troops
  3. to recall troops
  4. fig. to finish work
  5. to wind up
  6. to call it a day
  7. used with negatives: the task is far from over

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

兵器
bīng qì
  1. 1 weaponry
  2. 2 weapons
  3. 3 arms
收
shōu
  1. 1 to receive
  2. 2 to accept
  3. 3 to collect
  4. 4 to put away
  5. 5 to restrain
  6. 6 to stop
  7. 7 in care of (used on address line after name)
收入
shōu rù
  1. 1 to take in
  2. 2 income
  3. 3 revenue
  4. 4 CL:筆|笔[bǐ],個|个[gè]
收到
shōu dào
  1. 1 to receive
收拾
shōu shi
  1. 1 to put in order
  2. 2 to tidy up
  3. 3 to pack
  4. 4 to repair
  5. 5 (coll.) to sort sb out
  6. 6 to fix sb
收获
shōu huò
  1. 1 variant of 收穫|收获[shōu huò]
收藏
shōu cáng
  1. 1 to hoard
  2. 2 to collect
  3. 3 collection
  4. 4 to bookmark (Internet)
特种兵
tè zhǒng bīng
  1. 1 commando
  2. 2 special forces soldier
一发不可收拾
yī fā bù kě shōu shi
  1. 1 once it gets started there's no stopping it
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
吸收
xī shōu
  1. 1 to absorb
  2. 2 to assimilate
  3. 3 to ingest
  4. 4 to recruit
回收
huí shōu
  1. 1 to recycle
  2. 2 to reclaim
  3. 3 to retrieve
  4. 4 to recover
  5. 5 to recall (a defective product)
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)
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
接收
jiē shōu
  1. 1 reception (of transmitted signal)
  2. 2 to receive
  3. 3 to accept
  4. 4 to admit
  5. 5 to take over (e.g. a factory)
  6. 6 to expropriate
收下
shōu xià
  1. 1 to accept
  2. 2 to receive
收取
shōu qǔ
  1. 1 to receive
  2. 2 to collect

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
兼收并蓄
jiān shōu bìng xù
  1. 1 incorporating diverse things (idiom)
  2. 2 eclectic
  3. 3 all-embracing
名利双收
míng lì shuāng shōu
  1. 1 both fame and fortune (idiom)
  2. 2 both virtue and reward
哀兵必胜
āi bīng bì shèng
  1. 1 an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom)
坐收渔利
zuò shōu yú lì
  1. 1 benefit from others' dispute (idiom)
天兵天将
tiān bīng tiān jiàng
  1. 1 celestial troops and generals (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. superior forces

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