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调兵遣将

diào bīng qiǎn jiàng

4-character word Traditional 調兵遣將

What 调兵遣将 means

1. to move an army and send a general (idiom); to deploy an army
2. to send a team on a task

The characters in 调兵遣将

• 调tiáoto harmonize; to reconcile; to blend
• 兵bīngsoldiers; a force; an army
• 遣qiǎn(bound form) to dispatch; to send; (bound form) to drive away; to dispel
• 将jiāngwill; shall; to use

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