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兵家常事

bīng jiā cháng shì

4-character word

What 兵家常事 means

1. commonplace in military operations (idiom)

The characters in 兵家常事

• 兵bīngsoldiers; a force; an army
• 家jiāused in 家伙
• 常chángalways; ever; often
• 事shìmatter; thing; item

Example sentences

• 胜败是兵家常事。
  Shèngbài shì bīngjiāchángshì.
  Both victory and defeat are but an everyday occurrence to a soldier.