军事 軍事 jūn shì military affairs / (attributive) military syn 刀子 dāo zi knife / CL:把[ba3] syn 锋利 鋒利 fēng lì sharp (e.g. knife blade) / incisive / to the point syn 军用 軍用 jūn yòng (for) military use / military application 刀锋 刀鋒 dāo fēng cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool syn 军情 軍情 jūn qíng military situation / military intelligence 军校 軍校 jūn xiào military school / military academy 小刀 xiǎo dāo knife / CL:把[ba3] 刀刃 dāo rèn knife blade / crucial point syn 迎刃而解 yíng rèn ér jiě lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom) / fig. easily solved syn 刀叉 dāo chā knife and fork / CL:副[fu4] 刀口 dāo kǒu the edge of a knife / cut / incision syn 军警 軍警 jūn jǐng the military and the police / military alert (announcing the approach of the enemy) 菜刀 cài dāo vegetable knife / kitchen knife / cleaver / CL:把[ba3] 大刀 dà dāo broadsword / large knife / machete 不快 bù kuài unhappy / in low spirits / (of a knife) not sharp syn 诸葛亮 諸葛亮 zhū gě liàng Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] during the Three Kingdoms period / the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1guo2 Yan3yi4], where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius / (fig.) a mastermind syn 屠刀 tú dāo butcher's knife / abattoir hatchet 折刀 zhé dāo clasp knife / folding knife 磨刀 mó dāo to hone (a knife) syn 势如破竹 勢如破竹 shì rú pò zhú like a hot knife through butter (idiom) / with irresistible force syn 钢刀 鋼刀 gāng dāo steel knife / sword 军民 軍民 jūn mín army-civilian / military-masses / military-civilian 兵权 兵權 bīng quán military leadership / military power syn 兵家 bīng jiā military strategist in ancient China / military commander / soldier syn 武官 wǔ guān military official / military attaché syn 水果刀 shuǐ guǒ dāo paring knife / fruit knife / CL:把[ba3] 刀背 dāo bèi back of the knife 刀削面 刀削麵 dāo xiāo miàn knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty syn 飞刀 飛刀 fēi dāo a throwing knife / fly cutter (machine tool) 持刀 chí dāo to hold a knife / knife-wielding 战力 戰力 zhàn lì military strength / military power / military capability 会战 會戰 huì zhàn (military) to meet for a decisive battle / (military) battle / (fig.) large-scale concerted effort syn 刀疤 dāo bā scar from a knife wound 军事力量 軍事力量 jūn shì lì liang military strength / military force(s) 瑞士军刀 瑞士軍刀 ruì shì jūn dāo Swiss Army knife 霍霍 huò huò (literary) (onom.) sound of sharpening a knife 借刀杀人 借刀殺人 jiè dāo shā rén to lend sb a knife to kill sb / to get sb else to do one's dirty work / to attack using the strength of another (idiom) syn 军事实力 軍事實力 jūn shì shí lì military strength / military power 心如刀绞 心如刀絞 xīn rú dāo jiǎo to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart (idiom) 韬略 韜略 tāo lüè military strategy / military tactics / originally refers to military classics Six Secret Teachings 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1] and Three Strategies 三略[San1 lu:e4] syn 美工刀 měi gōng dāo utility knife / box cutter 柳叶刀 柳葉刀 liǔ yè dāo lancet (surgeon's knife) 宝刀未老 寶刀未老 bǎo dāo wèi lǎo treasure knife does not age (idiom) / old but still vigorous 刀 dāo knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL:把[ba3] / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs syn 削 xiāo to peel with a knife / to pare / to cut (a ball at tennis etc) syn 杠 槓 gàng coffin-bearing pole (old) / thick pole / bar / rod / thick line / to mark with a thick line / to sharpen (a knife, razor etc) / to get into a dispute with / standard / criterion / hyphen / dash syn 刊 栞 kān old variant of 刊[kan1] / to peel with a knife / to carve / to amend syn 猎刀 獵刀 liè dāo hunting knife 戒刀 jiè dāo Buddhist monk's knife (not used for killing) 弹簧刀 彈簧刀 tán huáng dāo flick knife / switchblade / spring-loaded knife 餐刀 cān dāo table knife / dinner knife 军令如山 軍令如山 jūn lìng rú shān military orders are like mountains (idiom) / a military order must be obeyed syn 军事体育 軍事體育 jūn shì tǐ yù military sports / military fitness (curriculum etc) / abbr. to 軍體|军体 刀俎 dāo zǔ sacrificial knife and altar 鐾 bèi to sharpen (a knife) on a stone or a strop syn 镟 鏇 xuàn to shape on a lathe / to peel with a knife / to turn in (a screw) 马上 馬上 mǎ shàng at once / right away / immediately / on horseback (i.e. by military force) syn 连 連 lián to link / to join / to connect / continuously / in succession / including / (used with 也[ye3], 都[dou1] etc) even / company (military) syn 员 員 yuán (bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity / (bound form) member / classifier for military generals syn 攻击 攻擊 gōng jī to attack / to accuse / to charge / an attack (terrorist or military) syn 将军 將軍 jiāng jūn general / high-ranking military officer / to check or checkmate / fig. to embarrass / to challenge / to put sb on the spot syn 上尉 shàng wèi captain (military rank) 基地 jī dì base (of operations, industrial, military, research etc) syn 服 fú clothes / dress / garment / to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc) / to obey / to be convinced (by an argument) / to convince / to admire / to acclimatize / to take (medicine) / mourning clothes / to wear mourning clothes syn 兵 bīng soldiers / a force / an army / weapons / arms / military / warlike / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 军 軍 jūn (bound form) army / military syn 伪装 偽裝 wěi zhuāng to pretend to be (asleep etc) / to disguise oneself as / pretense / disguise / (military) to camouflage / camouflage syn 武装 武裝 wǔ zhuāng arms / equipment / to arm / military / armed (forces) syn 军人 軍人 jūn rén serviceman / soldier / military personnel syn 平民 píng mín ordinary people / commoner (contrasted with the privileged) / civilian (contrasted with the military) syn 军官 軍官 jūn guān officer (military) syn 侵入 qīn rù to make (military) incursions / to invade / to intrude into / to trespass / to gain unauthorized access (computing) syn 级别 級別 jí bié (military) rank / level / grade 跑步 pǎo bù to run / to jog / (military) to march at the double syn 军方 軍方 jūn fāng military 坦克 tǎn kè tank (military vehicle) (loanword) syn 势力 勢力 shì li power / influence / a force (military, political etc) syn 演习 演習 yǎn xí (military, firefighting etc) (verb and noun) drill / exercise / maneuver syn 刺杀 刺殺 cì shā to assassinate / (military) to fight with a bayonet / (baseball) to put out (a baserunner) syn 战役 戰役 zhàn yì military campaign syn 前线 前線 qián xiàn front line / military front / workface / cutting edge syn 参军 參軍 cān jūn to join the army / (official title in imperial China) military adviser / aide-de-camp syn 特种部队 特種部隊 tè zhǒng bù duì (military) special forces 退役 tuì yì (of military personnel or athletes) to retire / (of outdated equipment) to be decommissioned syn 武力 wǔ lì military force syn 士官 shì guān warrant officer / petty officer / noncommissioned officer (NCO) / Japanese military officer 主机 主機 zhǔ jī main engine / (military) lead aircraft / (computing) host computer / main processor / server syn 分队 分隊 fēn duì military platoon or squad 武术 武術 wǔ shù military skill or technique (in former times) / all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development) / self-defense / tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage) / also called kungfu 功夫 / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 示威 shì wēi to demonstrate (as a protest) / a demonstration / a military show of force 退伍 tuì wǔ to be discharged from military service syn 教官 jiào guān military instructor syn 掩体 掩體 yǎn tǐ bunker (military) syn 阵地 陣地 zhèn dì (military) position / front syn 军事基地 軍事基地 jūn shì jī dì military base syn 司令部 sī lìng bù headquarters / military command center 扫荡 掃蕩 sǎo dàng (military) to mop up / to crack down on / to eradicate syn 吉普车 吉普車 jí pǔ chē jeep (military vehicle) (loanword) 