elite troops; crack soldiers; picked troops
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elite troops; crack soldiers; well-trained soldiers with strong combat capability
Typically used in military contexts to describe highly trained, disciplined soldiers as opposed to raw recruits or irregular forces. Often appears in idioms and historical texts.
Zhè这
wèi位
jiāng将
jūn军
shǒu手
xià下
quán全
shì是
jīng精
bīng兵
měng猛
jiàng将
。
This general commands nothing but elite troops and fierce generals.
Tā他
shuài率
lǐng领
jīng精
bīng兵
shí十
wàn万
，
hào浩
hào浩
dàng荡
dàng荡
kāi开
wǎng往
biān边
jiāng疆
。
He led a hundred thousand elite soldiers, marching majestically toward the frontier.
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Zhè这
zhī支
tè特
zhǒng种
bù部
duì队
gè个
gè个
dōu都
shì是
jīng精
bīng兵
。
Every single member of this special forces unit is an elite soldier.
Jīng精
bīng兵
jiǎn简
zhèng政
shì是
tí提
gāo高
xíng行
zhèng政
xiào效
lǜ率
de的
zhòng重
yào要
cuò措
shī施
。
Reducing troops and simplifying administration is an important measure to improve administrative efficiency.