兵
Character Breakdown
Radical: 八 (no. 12)
View stroke order →Definitions
- (classifier) soldiers
- a force
- an army
- weapons
- arms
- military
- warlike
Classifier: 个 (gè)
Example Sentences
古代的兵器很有趣。
Gǔdài de bīngqì hěn yǒuqù
Ancient weapons are very interesting
Words Containing 兵
Related Words
兵来将挡，水来土掩(bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn)· counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
→兵来将敌，水来土堰(bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn)· counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
→兵强马壮(bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàng)· lit. strong soldiers and sturdy horses (idiom)
→劲卒(jìng zú)· elite soldiers
→HSK levels
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兵: New to the HSK lists at HSK 6. See where your old level lands
New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.
On the new HSK 6 exam
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