兵

兵 [bīng] 名

1. ■ （武器） arms; weapons:

秣马厉兵 feed the horses and sharpen the weapons;

短兵相接 fight hand to hand; in close combat;

坚甲利兵 strong armour and sharp weapons

2. ■ （军人） soldier:

当兵 be a soldier; serve [enlist] in the armed forces;

练兵 train soldiers;

老兵 seasoned soldier; veteran;

新兵 recruit

3. ■ （军队） army; troops:

工程兵 engineer troops [corps];

阅兵 review troops

4. ■ （军队中的最基层成员） rank-and-file soldier; private:

官兵一致 unity between officers and men;

（美军陆军）一等兵 Private First Class

5. ■ （关于军事或战争的） military affairs [strategy]:

用兵如神 direct military operations with miraculous skill;

纸上谈兵 be an armchair strategist

6. ■ （中国象棋棋子之一） pawn， one of the pieces in Chinese chess