杂牌军 雜牌軍 zá pái jūn miscellaneous troops / irregular troops / troops of varied allegiances / uncertified staff 皮包公司 pí bāo gōng sī lit. briefcase company / dummy corporation / shell company / fly-by-night company 收兵 shōu bīng to retreat / to withdraw troops / to recall troops / fig. to finish work / to wind up / to call it a day / used with negatives: the task is far from over syn 陈兵 陳兵 chén bīng to deploy troops / to mass troops 师 師 shī teacher / master / expert / model / army division / (old) troops / to dispatch troops syn 溃兵 潰兵 kuì bīng routed troops / defeated and dispersed troops 联合国部队每日津贴 聯合國部隊每日津貼 United Nations daily allowance for troops / daily allowance to troops 部队每日津贴 部隊每日津貼 United Nations daily allowance for troops / daily allowance to troops 箪食壶浆 簞食壺漿 dān shí hú jiāng to receive troops with food and drink (idiom) / to give troops a hearty welcome / also pr. [dan1 si4 hu2 jiang1] 柯达 柯達 kē dá Kodak (brand, US film company) / full name Eastman Kodak Company 伊士曼柯達公司|伊士曼柯达公司[Yi1 shi4 man4 Ke1 da2 Gong1 si1] 株式会社 株式會社 zhū shì huì shè Japanese limited company / corporation / public company / Ltd / p.l.c. / Corp / Japanese pr. kabushiki-gaisha 比亚迪 比亞迪 bǐ yà dí BYD Company (company name) 百胜 百勝 bǎi shèng BaiSheng, common name for Chinese company / PakSing, common Hong Kong company name 鸿海 鴻海 hóng hǎi Hon Hai Precision Industry Company, Taiwan technology company, aka Foxconn 证券公司 證券公司 zhèng quàn gōng sī securities company / share company 伊士曼柯达公司 伊士曼柯達公司 yī shì màn kē dá gōng sī Eastman Kodak Company (US film company) 包机商 bāo jī shāng air charter vendor / air charter company / charter company 包机公司 bāo jī gōng sī air charter vendor / air charter company / charter company 入主 rù zhǔ to invade and take control of (a territory) / to take the helm at (an organization) / (of a company) to take control of (another company) 队伍 隊伍 duì wǔ ranks / troops / queue / line / procession / CL:個|个[ge4],支[zhi1],條|条[tiao2] syn 部队 部隊 bù duì army / armed forces / troops / force / unit / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 军队 軍隊 jūn duì armed forces / troops / CL:支[zhi1],個|个[ge4] syn 调动 調動 diào dòng to transfer / to maneuver (troops etc) / movement of personnel / to mobilize / to bring into play syn 人马 人馬 rén mǎ men and horses / troops / group of people / troop / staff / centaur syn 日军 日軍 rì jūn Japanese army / Japanese troops 官兵 guān bīng (military) officers and soldiers / officers and men / (old) government troops syn 兵力 bīng lì military strength / armed forces / troops syn 出动 出動 chū dòng to start out on a trip / to dispatch troops syn 支队 支隊 zhī duì detachment (of troops) 口令 kǒu lìng oral command / a word of command (used in drilling troops or gymnasts) / password (used by sentry) 敌军 敵軍 dí jūn enemy troops / hostile forces / CL:股[gu3] 部下 bù xià troops under one's command / subordinate syn 奇兵 qí bīng troops appearing suddenly (in a raid or ambush) 精锐 精銳 jīng ruì elite (e.g. troops) / crack / best quality personnel syn 出兵 chū bīng to send troops syn 队列 隊列 duì liè formation (of troops) / alignment / (computing) queue / cohort (in a study) syn 牵制 牽制 qiān zhì to control / to curb / to restrict / to impede / to pin down (enemy troops) syn 驻扎 駐紮 zhù zhā to station / to garrison (troops) syn 行军 行軍 xíng jūn (of troops) to march 兵马 兵馬 bīng mǎ troops and horses / military forces syn 外线 外線 wài xiàn (military) line of troops encircling an enemy position / (telephony) outside line / (basketball) outside the three-point line 阵型 陣型 zhèn xíng formation (of a sports team, troops etc) 部属 部屬 bù shǔ troops under one's command / subordinate / affiliated to a ministry syn 麾下 huī xià troops / subordinates / (honorific appellation for a general) syn 驻军 駐軍 zhù jūn to station or garrison troops / garrison 派兵 pài bīng to dispatch troops 练兵 練兵 liàn bīng to drill troops / army training syn 撤军 撤軍 chè jūn to withdraw troops / to retreat syn 检阅 檢閱 jiǎn yuè to inspect / to review (troops etc) / military review syn 精干 精幹 jīng gàn crack (troops) / special (forces) / highly capable syn 带兵 帶兵 dài bīng to lead troops 精兵 jīng bīng elite troops syn 镇守 鎮守 zhèn shǒu (of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend / (fig.) to stand guard / to protect syn 出师 出師 chū shī to finish apprenticeship / to graduate / to send out troops (under a commander) syn 生力军 生力軍 shēng lì jūn fresh troops / (fig.) lifeblood / new force 立正 lì zhèng to stand straight / attention! (order to troops) syn 看齐 看齊 kàn qí to follow sb's example / to emulate / (of troops etc) to dress (come into alignment for parade formation) syn 阅兵 閱兵 yuè bīng to review troops / military parade syn 排头兵 排頭兵 pái tóu bīng lit. frontline troops / leader / trailblazer / pacesetter 天兵 tiān bīng celestial soldier / (old) imperial troops / (Tw, jocular) clumsy army recruit / (more generally) bungler / screw-up syn 官军 官軍 guān jūn (old) government troops syn 移师 移師 yí shī to move troops to / (fig.) to move to / to shift to 先头 先頭 xiān tóu (usu. of troops) in advance / in the vanguard / previously / in front / placed ahead of others syn 清兵 qīng bīng Qing troops / Manchu soldiers 收编 收編 shōu biān to incorporate into one's troops / to weave in syn 伏兵 fú bīng hidden troops / ambush 发兵 發兵 fā bīng to dispatch an army / to send troops 按兵不动 按兵不動 àn bīng bù dòng to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom) / to bide one's time 开赴 開赴 kāi fù (of troops) to depart for / to head for syn 兵员 兵員 bīng yuán soldiers / troops syn 部 bù ministry / department / section / part / division / troops / board / classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc syn 誓师 誓師 shì shī to vow before one's troops syn 开 開 kāi to open (transitive or intransitive) / (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on / to put in operation / to operate / to run / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / (directional complement) away / off / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1er3wen2] / abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1ben3], book format syn 点兵 點兵 diǎn bīng to muster troops / (fig.) to gather forces 身先士卒 shēn xiān shì zú to fight at the head of one's troops / (fig.) to take the lead syn 调派 調派 diào pài to send on assignment / to deploy (troops) syn 犒劳 犒勞 kào láo to reward with food and drink / to feast (sb) / presents of food etc made to troops / Taiwan pr. [kao4 lao4] syn 治军 治軍 zhì jūn running of armed forces / military management / to govern armed forces / to direct troops 兵荒马乱 兵荒馬亂 bīng huāng mǎ luàn soldiers munity and troops rebel (idiom) / turmoil and chaos of war syn 增兵 zēng bīng to reinforce / to increase troop numbers / reinforcements / extra troops 戎马 戎馬 róng mǎ warhorse / armed forces / troops / (fig.) war / warfare syn 严整 嚴整 yán zhěng (of troops) in neat formation / (fig.) orderly syn 整队 整隊 zhěng duì to dress (troops) / to line up (to arrange in a straight line) 兴兵 興兵 xīng bīng to send troops 留驻 留駐 liú zhù to keep stationed (of troops) / to remain as a garrison syn 勤王 qín wáng to serve the king diligently / to save the country in times of danger / to send troops to rescue the king 开拔 開拔 kāi bá to set out (of troops) / departure / start date (of military expedition) syn 班师 班師 bān shī to withdraw troops from the front / to return in triumph syn 加派 jiā pài to reinforce / to dispatch troops 撤兵 chè bīng to withdraw troops / to retreat syn 兵卒 bīng zú soldiers / troops syn 配属 配屬 pèi shǔ troops attached to a unit syn 兵源 bīng yuán manpower resources (for military service) / sources of troops 兴师 興師 xīng shī to dispatch troops / to send an army / to mobilize forces syn 皇粮 皇糧 huáng liáng lit. imperial funding for troops / funds or items supplied by the government 疑兵 yí bīng troops deployed to mislead the enemy 调 調 diào to transfer / to move (troops or cadres) / to investigate / to enquire into / accent / view / argument / key (in music) / mode (music) / tune / tone / melody syn 屯垦 屯墾 tún kěn to garrison troops to open up land syn 整训 整訓 zhěng xùn to drill troops / to build up and train 