Definition & Meaning

terracotta figures of troops and horses; terracotta warriors and horses buried with the dead in ancient China

Word usage

bīng mǎ yǒng

兵 马 俑

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n.terracotta figures of troops and horses; terracotta warriors and horses buried with the dead in ancient China
- wǒ qī dài zhe míng tiān cān guān bīng mǎ yǒng hé gǔ chéng qiáng
  我期待着明天参观兵马俑和古城墙。
  Tomorrow, I look for forward to seeing the Terra Cotta Warriors and the Old City Walls.
- zhè lǐ jiù shì fā xiàn bīng mǎ yǒng de dì fang ba
  这里就是发现兵马俑的地方吧？
  Is this the place that the terracotta warriors were discovered?
- bīng mǎ yǒng dài biǎo zhe shì jiè dì bā dà qí jì
  兵马俑代表着世界第八大奇迹。
  The Terracotta Warriors is the eighth wonder of the world.
- bīng mǎ yǒng bó wù guǎn
  兵马俑博物馆
  museum of Terracotta Warriors and Horses

Word usage

common measure word
"兵马俑" is often matched with measure word "个"or"排"or"尊".
- 一个兵马俑
  one terracotta warrior
- 一排兵马俑
  one row of terracotta warriors
- 一尊兵马俑
  one terracotta warrior

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