步兵
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Pinyin
Definition
步兵
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- infantry
- foot
- infantryman
- foot soldier
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一步一个脚印
- 1 one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress
- 2 reliable
一步登天
- 1 reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success
五十步笑百步
- 1 the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
- 2 the pot calls the kettle black
亦步亦趋
- 1 to blindly follow suit (idiom)
- 2 to imitate slavishly
- 3 to do what everyone else is doing
先礼后兵
- 1 peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence
- 2 jaw-jaw is better than war-war
Sample Sentences
我们要尽可能地避开他们的装甲部队,把他们的步兵引入到伏击圈中。
We have to do our utmost to avoid their armoured forces and lure their infantry into an ambush ring.