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Chinese dictionary
v.use/employ military forces; command troops; resort to arms
用兵无方
command troops badly
Word usage
- Separable word"用" and "兵" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
我军在这片战场上用过兵吗？
Has our army ever used military forces on this battlefield?
用了十万兵也没守住前线。
The front line was lost although there were a hundred thousand soldiers.
直到用了兵，我们才解决了问题。
We didn’t solve the problem until we resorted to arms.