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兵家

bīng jiā

2-character word

What 兵家 means

1. military strategist in ancient China
2. military commander
3. soldier

Other readings

兵家 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Bīng jiāthe School of the Military, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought {诸子百家|zhū zǐ bǎi jiā} of

The characters in 兵家

• 兵bīngsoldiers; a force; an army
• 家jiāused in 家伙

Example sentences

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

Words starting with 兵家

• 兵家常事bīng jiā cháng shìcommonplace in military operations (idiom)

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