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 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 部 bù ministry / department / section / part / division / troops / board / classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc syn 队伍 隊伍 duì wǔ ranks / troops / queue / line / procession / CL:個|个[ge4],支[zhi1],條|条[tiao2] syn 军队 軍隊 jūn duì armed forces / troops / CL:支[zhi1],個|个[ge4] syn 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 师 師 shī teacher / master / expert / model / army division / (old) troops / to dispatch troops syn 部队 部隊 bù duì army / armed forces / troops / force / unit / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 出动 出動 chū dòng to start out on a trip / to dispatch troops syn 提案 tí àn proposal / draft resolution / motion (to be debated) / to propose a bill / to make a proposal syn 修正案 xiū zhèng àn amendment / revised draft syn 敌军 敵軍 dí jūn enemy troops / hostile forces / CL:股[gu3] 人马 人馬 rén mǎ men and horses / troops / group of people / troop / staff / centaur syn 起草 qǐ cǎo to make a draft / to draw up (plans) syn 立正 lì zhèng to stand straight / attention! (order to troops) syn 调动 調動 diào dòng to transfer / to maneuver (troops etc) / movement of personnel / to mobilize / to bring into play syn 部下 bù xià troops under one's command / subordinate syn 口令 kǒu lìng oral command / a word of command (used in drilling troops or gymnasts) / password (used by sentry) 气流 氣流 qì liú stream of air / airflow / slipstream / draft / breath / turbulence (of aircraft) 驻扎 駐紮 zhù zhā to station / to garrison (troops) syn 稿子 gǎo zi draft of a document / script / manuscript / mental plan / precedent syn 行军 行軍 xíng jūn (of troops) to march 兵力 bīng lì military strength / armed forces / troops syn 绘制 繪製 huì zhì to draw / to draft syn 草稿 cǎo gǎo draft / outline / sketch syn 征召 徵召 zhēng zhào to enlist / to draft / to conscript / to appoint to an official position syn 牵制 牽制 qiān zhì to control / to curb / to restrict / to impede / to pin down (enemy troops) syn 队列 隊列 duì liè formation (of troops) / alignment / (computing) queue / cohort (in a study) syn 日军 日軍 rì jūn Japanese army / Japanese troops 绘图 繪圖 huì tú to chart / to sketch / to draft / to plot syn 撤军 撤軍 chè jūn to withdraw troops / to retreat syn 连队 連隊 lián duì company (of troops) 草案 cǎo àn draft (legislation, proposal etc) 票据 票據 piào jù negotiable instrument (draft, note etc) / voucher / receipt syn 草拟 草擬 cǎo nǐ first draft / to draw up (a first version) syn 奇兵 qí bīng troops appearing suddenly (in a raid or ambush) 外线 外線 wài xiàn (military) line of troops encircling an enemy position / (telephony) outside line / (basketball) outside the three-point line 字样 字樣 zì yàng model or template character / written slogan or phrase / mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc) syn 检阅 檢閱 jiǎn yuè to inspect / to review (troops etc) / military review syn 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 麾下 huī xià troops / subordinates / (honorific appellation for a general) syn 拟定 擬定 nǐ dìng to draw up / to draft / to formulate syn 精锐 精銳 jīng ruì elite (e.g. troops) / crack / best quality personnel 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 出师 出師 chū shī to finish apprenticeship / to graduate / to send out troops (under a commander) syn 初稿 chū gǎo first draft (of writing) syn 先头 先頭 xiān tóu (usu. of troops) in advance / in the vanguard / previously / in front / placed ahead of others syn 汇票 匯票 huì piào bill of exchange / bank draft syn 官兵 guān bīng (military) officers and soldiers / officers and men / (old) government troops syn 制图 製圖 zhì tú (cartography) to make a map / (architecture etc) to draft / to draw (blueprints) / (graphic design) to create graphics syn 选秀 選秀 xuǎn xiù to select talented individuals / (sports) draft 阅兵 閱兵 yuè bīng to review troops / military parade 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 驻军 駐軍 zhù jūn to station or garrison troops / garrison 抽风 抽風 chōu fēng to ventilate / to induce a draft / spasm / convulsion syn 支队 支隊 zhī duì detachment (of troops) 派兵 pài bīng to dispatch troops 出兵 chū bīng to send troops syn 文稿 wén gǎo manuscript / article (in newspaper) / draft syn 精兵 jīng bīng elite troops syn 开赴 開赴 kāi fù (of troops) to depart for / to head for syn 调派 調派 diào pài to send on assignment / to deploy (troops) syn 精干 精幹 jīng gàn crack (troops) / special (forces) / highly capable syn 伏兵 fú bīng hidden troops / ambush 带兵 帶兵 dài bīng to lead troops 部属 部屬 bù shǔ troops under one's command / subordinate / affiliated to a ministry syn 兵马 兵馬 bīng mǎ troops and horses / military forces syn 增兵 zēng bīng to reinforce / to increase troop numbers / reinforcements / extra troops 开拔 開拔 kāi bá to set out (of troops) / departure / start date (of military expedition) syn 吃水 chī shuǐ drinking water / to obtain water (for daily needs) / to absorb water / draft (of ship) syn 兵员 兵員 bīng yuán soldiers / troops syn 修改稿 xiū gǎi gǎo revised draft / new version (of a document) 撤兵 chè bīng to withdraw troops / to retreat syn 散装 散裝 sǎn zhuāng loose goods / goods sold open / draft (of beer, as opposed to bottled) syn 稿纸 稿紙 gǎo zhǐ draft paper syn 鼓风 鼓風 gǔ fēng a forced draft (of wind, for smelting metal) / blast (in blast furnace) / bellows / to draw air using bellows 生力军 生力軍 shēng lì jūn fresh troops / (fig.) lifeblood / new force 清兵 qīng bīng Qing troops / Manchu soldiers 兵荒马乱 兵荒馬亂 bīng huāng mǎ luàn soldiers munity and troops rebel (idiom) / turmoil and chaos of war syn 皇粮 皇糧 huáng liáng lit. imperial funding for troops / funds or items supplied by the government 镇守 鎮守 zhèn shǒu (of troops stationed in a strategic area) to defend / (fig.) to stand guard / to protect syn 收编 收編 shōu biān to incorporate into one's troops / to weave in syn 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 严整 嚴整 yán zhěng (of troops) in neat formation / (fig.) orderly syn 留驻 留駐 liú zhù to keep stationed (of troops) / to remain as a garrison syn 陈兵 陳兵 chén bīng to deploy troops / to mass troops 兵源 bīng yuán manpower resources (for military service) / sources of troops 练兵 練兵 liàn bīng to drill troops / army training syn 排头兵 排頭兵 pái tóu bīng lit. frontline troops / leader / trailblazer / pacesetter 移师 移師 yí shī to move troops to / (fig.) to move to / to shift to 誓师 誓師 shì shī to vow before one's troops syn 兵卒 bīng zú soldiers / troops syn 配属 配屬 pèi shǔ troops attached to a unit syn 审读 審讀 shěn dú to read (a draft) / to review 阵型 陣型 zhèn xíng formation (of a sports team, troops etc) 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 发兵 發兵 fā bīng to dispatch an army / to send troops 点兵 點兵 diǎn bīng to muster troops / (fig.) to gather forces 