remnant soldiers; remnant forces
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remnant soldiers; remaining forces after defeat
formalTypically refers to the remaining, often disorganized troops of a defeated army. Often used with negative connotations in the set phrase "残兵败将".
Nà那
zhī支
jūn军
duì队
zhàn战
bài败
hòu后
，
zhǐ只
shèng剩
jǐ几
qiān千
cán残
bīng兵
táo逃
huí回
le了
jù据
diǎn点
。
After the army was defeated, only a few thousand remnant soldiers escaped back to their stronghold.
Jiāng将
jūn军
shōu收
lǒng拢
cán残
bīng兵
，
zhǔn准
bèi备
zuì最
hòu后
de的
dǐ抵
kàng抗
。
The general rallied the remnant forces to prepare for a final resistance.
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Zhàn战
chǎng场
shàng上
sàn散
luò落
zhe着
dí敌
jūn军
de的
cán残
bīng兵
bài败
jiàng将
。
The defeated remnant soldiers of the enemy army were scattered across the battlefield.
Zhè这
xiē些
cán残
bīng兵
zǎo早
yǐ已
shī失
qù去
le了
zhàn战
dòu斗
lì力
。
These remnant soldiers had long since lost their fighting capacity.