liànbīng

练兵

Word · VerbTraditional練兵

drill troops; train personnel

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to drill troops; to train soldiers

Specifically refers to military training exercises to improve combat skills and discipline.

Jiāng将
jūn军
zài在
shā沙
mò漠
zhōng中
liàn练
bīng兵
 ,
wèi为
jí即
jiāng将
dào到
lái来
de的
zhàn战
yì役
zuò做
zhǔn准
bèi备
 。

The general is drilling troops in the desert to prepare for the upcoming battle.

Gǔ古
dài代
jūn军
duì队
fēi非
cháng常
zhòng重
shì视
liàn练
bīng兵
 。

Ancient armies placed great importance on training soldiers.

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Zhè这
ge个
jūn军
shì事
jī基
dì地
zhǔ主
yào要
yòng用
yú于
liàn练
bīng兵
 。

This military base is mainly used for drilling troops.

2.

verb

to train personnel; to prepare a team

Extended meaning used in sports, business, or any context where a group is being prepared for a task or competition.

Pīng乒
pāng乓
qiú球
duì队
zhèng正
zhuā抓
jǐn紧
sài赛
qián前
liàn练
bīng兵
 。

The table tennis team is intensively training before the competition.

Gōng公
sī司
zài在
xīn新
chǎn产
pǐn品
fā发
bù布
qián前
 ,
wèi为
xiāo销
shòu售
tuán团
duì队
zǔ组
zhī织
le了
mì密
jí集
de的
liàn练
bīng兵
 。

The company organized intensive training for the sales team before the new product launch.

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Zhè这
cì次
yǎn演
liàn练
shì是
wèi为
le了
gěi给
xīn新
yuán员
gōng工
liàn练
bīng兵
 。

This drill is to train the new employees.