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收兵

shōu bīng

2-character word

What 收兵 means

1. to retreat
2. to withdraw troops
3. to recall troops
4. fig. to finish work
5. to wind up
6. to call it a day
7. used with negatives: the task is far from over

The characters in 收兵

• 收shōuto receive; to accept; to collect
• 兵bīngsoldiers; a force; an army

Words containing 收兵

• 草率收兵cǎo shuài shōu bīngto work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted; half-baked
• 草草收兵cǎo cǎo shōu bīngto work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted; half-baked
• 鸣金收兵míng jīn shōu bīngto beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat