起 qǐ to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group syn 组 組 zǔ to form / to organize / group / team / classifier for sets, series, groups of people, batteries 军队 軍隊 jūn duì armed forces / troops / CL:支[zhi1],個|个[ge4] syn 部队 部隊 bù duì army / armed forces / troops / force / unit / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 武装 武裝 wǔ zhuāng arms / equipment / to arm / military / armed (forces) syn 美军 美軍 měi jūn US army / US armed forces 叛乱 叛亂 pàn luàn armed rebellion syn 兵力 bīng lì military strength / armed forces / troops syn 分组 分組 fēn zǔ to divide into groups / group (formed from a larger group) / subgroup / (computer networking) packet 成群 chéng qún in groups / large numbers of / grouping 自卫队 自衛隊 zì wèi duì self-defense force / the Japanese armed forces syn 讨伐 討伐 tǎo fá to suppress by armed force / to send a punitive expedition against / to crusade against syn 解放军 解放軍 jiě fàng jūn People's Liberation Army (PRC armed forces) syn 分家 fēn jiā to separate and live apart / division of a large family into smaller groups 三军 三軍 sān jūn (in former times) upper, middle and lower army / army of right, center and left / (in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force syn 武装力量 武裝力量 wǔ zhuāng lì liàng armed force syn 荷枪实弹 荷槍實彈 hè qiāng shí dàn (idiom) armed / carrying a loaded firearm 武装部队 武裝部隊 wǔ zhuāng bù duì armed forces syn 分批 fēn pī to do sth in batches or groups 械斗 械鬥 xiè dòu armed confrontation / bust-up between gangs 别动队 別動隊 bié dòng duì special detachment / commando / an armed secret agent squad 火并 火幷 huǒ bìng (of rival gangs or armed factions etc) to engage in internecine violence / to have an open fight / to clash on the streets / to have a shootout syn 埃塔 āi tǎ ETA (Euskadi Ta Askatasuna or Basque homeland and freedom), Basque armed separatist group 镖客 鏢客 biāo kè armed escort (of travelers or merchants' caravans) 编组 編組 biān zǔ to organize into groups / marshalling 剿灭 剿滅 jiǎo miè to eliminate (by armed force) syn 三五成群 sān wǔ chéng qún in groups of three or four (idiom) syn 兵种 兵種 bīng zhǒng (military) branch of the armed forces 中华民族 中華民族 zhōng huá mín zú the Chinese nation / the Chinese people (collective reference to all the ethnic groups in China) syn 武警 wǔ jǐng armed police 猪八戒 豬八戒 zhū bā jiè Zhu Bajie, character in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记, with pig-like characteristics and armed with a muckrake / Pigsy in Arthur Waley's translation 弱势群体 弱勢群體 ruò shì qún tǐ disadvantaged social groups (e.g. the handicapped) / the economically and politically marginalized / the dispossessed 各族人民 gè zú rén mín people of all ethnic groups / the peoples (of a nation) 分班 fēn bān to divide people into groups, teams, squads etc 胡人 hú rén ethnic groups in the north and west of China in ancient times / foreigner / barbarian 扩军 擴軍 kuò jūn armament / to expand armed forces 武警部队 武警部隊 wǔ jǐng bù duì People's Armed Police 剿匪 jiǎo fěi to send armed forces to suppress 四象 sì xiàng four divisions (of the twenty-eight constellations 二十八宿[er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4] of the sky into groups of seven mansions), namely: Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙[Qing1 long2], White Tiger 白虎[Bai2 hu3], Vermilion Bird 朱雀[Zhu1 que4], Black Tortoise 玄武[Xuan2 wu3] 治军 治軍 zhì jūn running of armed forces / military management / to govern armed forces / to direct troops 边缘人 邊緣人 biān yuán rén marginalized people (not part of mainstream society) / marginal man (term coined by social psychologist Kurt Lewin, referring to a person in transition between two cultures or social groups, not fully belonging to either) 戎马 戎馬 róng mǎ warhorse / armed forces / troops / (fig.) war / warfare syn 御敌 禦敵 yù dí armed enemy of the nation / enemy of the Emperor / fig. championship challenger / contender opposing champion in sporting contest 武装冲突 武裝衝突 wǔ zhuāng chōng tū armed conflict 派 pài (literary) tributary / branch of a river / clique / school / group / faction / (bound form) style / manner / to send (a person or resource) / to dispatch / to allocate (a resource or task) / to appoint (sb) / classifier for factions, groups etc / (preceded by 一[yi]) classifier used in characterizing a scene, atmosphere, demeanor, sound, remark etc / (loanword) pi (Greek letter Ππ) / the circular ratio 𝜋 = 3.14159... / (loanword) pie syn 票 piào ticket / ballot / banknote / CL:張|张[zhang1] / person held for ransom / amateur performance of Chinese opera / classifier for groups, batches, business transactions syn 班 bān team / class / grade / (military) squad / work shift / CL:個|个[ge4] / classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles syn 讨 討 tǎo to invite / to provoke / to demand or ask for / to send armed forces to suppress / to denounce or condemn / to marry (a woman) / to discuss or study syn 伙 夥 huǒ companion / partner / group / classifier for groups of people / to combine / together syn 镖 鏢 biāo dart-like throwing weapon / goods sent under the protection of an armed escort 人武 rén wǔ armed forces 带牛佩犊 帶牛佩犢 dài niú pèi dú to abandon armed struggle and return to raising cattle (idiom) 巴黎原则 巴黎原則 bā lí yuán zé Principles and Guidelines on Children Associated with Armed Forces or Armed Groups / Paris Principles 巴黎承诺 巴黎承諾 bā lí chéng nuò Paris Commitments to protect children unlawfully recruited or used by armed forces or armed groups / Paris Commitments 弹药兼容性分组 Ammunition Compatibility Groups / Compatibility Groups 阿族武装团伙 Ethnic Albanian Armed Groups 乍得武装反对集团 Chadian Armed Opposition Groups 其他武装团体协作委员会 Other Armed Groups Collaborative Committee 关于安置武装冲突中离乡背井人民的协定 關於安置武裝沖突中離鄉背井人民的協定 Agreement on Resettlement of the Population Groups Uprooted by the Armed Conflict 调查有政治动机非法武装团体联合小组 調查有政治動機非法武裝團體聯合小組 Joint Group for the Investigation of Politically Motivated Illegal Armed Groups 遣散非法武装团伙方桉 遣散非法武裝團夥方案 disbandment of illegal and armed groups 其他武装团体 其他武裝團體 Other Armed Groups 全副武装 全副武裝 quán fù wǔ zhuāng fully armed / armed to the teeth / fig. fully equipped 武警战士 武警戰士 wǔ jǐng zhàn shì armed fighters / armed police / militia 安全理事会儿童与武装冲突问题工作组 Working Group of the Security Council on Children and Armed Conflict / Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict 儿童与武装冲突问题工作组 Working Group of the Security Council on Children and Armed Conflict / Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict 三仇 sān chóu animosity or resentment towards three groups (the bureaucrats, the wealthy, and the police) due to perceived abuse of power 幏 jià cloth (archaic), esp. of southern ethnic groups 民族平等 mín zú píng děng equality of ethnic groups 泰雅族 tài yǎ zú Atayal or Tayal, one of the indigenous ethnic groups of Taiwan 百粤 百粵 bǎi yuè Baiyue, generic term for southern ethnic groups / also written 百越 百越 bǎi yuè Baiyue, generic term for southern ethnic groups 窜犯 竄犯 cuàn fàn to raid / an intrusion (of the enemy, or bandit groups) syn 编班 編班 biān bān to group students into classes / to divide people (staff members etc) into groups 隆林县 隆林縣 lóng lín xiàn Longlin various ethnic groups autonomous county in Baise 百色[Bai3 se4], Guangxi 龙胜县 龍勝縣 lóng shèng xiàn Longsheng various ethnic groups autonomous county in Guilin 桂林[Gui4 lin2], Guangxi 龙龛手鉴 龍龕手鑒 lóng kān shǒu jiàn Longkan Shoujian, Chinese character dictionary from 997 AD containing 26,430 entries, with radicals placed into 240 rhyme groups and arranged according to the four tones, and the rest of the characters similarly arranged under each radical 焦点小组股 jiāo diǎn xiǎo zǔ gǔ Groups in Focus Unit 发展研究小组 Development Study Groups 社会弱势团体小组委员会 社會弱勢團體小組委員會 Subcommittee on Socially Vulnerable Groups 非法团体和秘密安全机构调查委员会 非法團體和秘密安全機構調查委員會 Commission for the Investigation of Illegal Groups and Clandestine Security Structures 次区域环境小组 次區域環境小組 cì qū yù huán jìng xiǎo zǔ Subregional Environment Groups 区域交通预报小组 區域交通預報小組 qū yù jiāo tòng yù bào xiǎo zǔ Regional Traffic Forecasting Groups 公民团体 公民團体 gōng mín tuán tǐ citizens' groups 临时监察小组 臨時監察小組 Interim Monitoring groups 专题工作组 專題工作組 zhuān tí gōng zuò zǔ thematic working groups 中东和平进程多边工作组 中東和平進程多邊工作組 Multilateral Working Groups of the Middle East Peace Process 俄罗斯金融和工业集团协会 俄羅斯金融和工業集團協會 Association of Financial and Industrial Groups of Russia 弱势群体科 弱勢群體科 Disadvantaged Groups Section 产妇保健专题小组 產婦保健專題小組 Maternal Health Theme Groups 职业类共同分类法 職業類共同分類法 Common Classification of Occupational Groups 旨在使中美洲土着居民受益的次区域方桉 旨在使中美洲土著居民受益的次區域方案 subregional programme aimed at benefiting Central America's indigenous population groups 执行技术小组 執行技術小組 Executive Technical Groups 海外集团 海外集團 offshore groups 先头部队概念 先頭部隊概念 vanguard groups concept / vanguard concept 甲基原子团 甲基原子團 methyl groups 杂处 雜處 zá chǔ (of disparate elements) to mix in with one another / (of diverse groups of people) to live in the same area / to coexist 布朗族 bù lǎng zú Blang people, one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the PRC 戎羯 róng jié ancient ethnic groups in northwestern China 