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兵变

Word · VerbTraditional兵變

military mutiny; rebellion of soldiers

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to stage a mutiny; (for the military) to rebel

formal

A formal term used in historical, political, and military contexts to describe organized rebellion within the armed forces against their commanders or the state.

Jiāng将
jūn军
dān担
xīn心
wèi卫
shù戍
bù部
duì队
huì会
fā发
dòng动
bīng兵
biàn变
 。

The general feared the garrison troops would stage a mutiny.

Nà那
cì次
bīng兵
biàn变
zuì最
zhōng终
bèi被
xùn迅
sù速
zhèn镇
yā压
xià下
qù去
le了
 。

That mutiny was eventually swiftly suppressed.

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Lì历
shǐ史
xué学
jiā家
réng仍
zài在
yán研
jiū究
dǎo导
zhì致
nà那
cì次
bīng兵
biàn变
de的
jù具
tǐ体
yuán原
yīn因
 。

Historians are still studying the specific causes that led to that mutiny.