bīngyuán

兵员

Word · NounTraditional兵員

soldiers; troops; military personnel

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

noun

soldiers; troops; military personnel (collective term)

formal

A formal, collective term referring to the personnel that make up military forces, often used when discussing numbers, recruitment, or deployment.

Zhàn战
zhēng争
qī期
jiān间
 ,
tā他
men们
xū需
yào要
bǔ补
chōng充
dà大
liàng量
bīng兵
yuán员
 。

During the war, they needed to replenish a large number of troops.

Zhè这
ge个
guó国
jiā家
yōng拥
yǒu有
wǔ五
shí十
wàn万
bīng兵
yuán员
 。

This country has a force of five hundred thousand soldiers.

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Bīng兵
yuán员
chōng充
zú足
shì是
zhàn战
zhēng争
shèng胜
lì利
de的
zhòng重
yào要
bǎo保
zhàng障
 。

A sufficient number of troops is an important guarantee for victory in war.

Tā他
men们
zhèng正
zài在
tǒng统
jì计
xīn新
bīng兵
yuán员
de的
míng名
dān单
 。

They are counting the list of new recruits.

Xiàn现
dài代
huà化
de的
zhàn战
zhēng争
bù不
jǐn仅
shì是
bīng兵
yuán员
de的
bǐ比
pīn拼
 ,
gèng更
shì是
kē科
jì技
de的
jiào较
liàng量
 。

Modern warfare is not only a competition of troop numbers, but also a contest of technology.