personally lead a campaign; imperial expedition
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to go on a military expedition in person (usually said of an emperor or ruler)
formalA formal term used historically when an emperor personally leads the army into battle.
Huáng皇
dì帝
jué决
dìng定
qīn亲
zì自
chū出
zhēng征
，
píng平
dìng定
pàn叛
luàn乱
。
The emperor decided to personally lead the expedition to suppress the rebellion.
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
，
Táng唐
Tài太
zōng宗
céng曾
duō多
cì次
qīn亲
zhēng征
。
In history, Emperor Taizong of Tang personally led military campaigns many times.
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Yù御
jià驾
qīn亲
zhēng征
shì是
zhòng重
dà大
de的
jūn军
shì事
xíng行
dòng动
。
The emperor's personal expedition is a major military undertaking.