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 下去 xià qù to go down / to descend / to go on / to continue / (of a servant) to withdraw 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 提出 tí chū to raise (an issue) / to propose / to put forward / to suggest / to post (on a website) / to withdraw (cash) 退出 tuì chū to withdraw / to abort / to quit / to log out (computing) syn 部队 部隊 bù duì army / armed forces / troops / force / unit / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 收回 shōu huí to regain / to retake / to take back / to withdraw / to revoke syn 撤离 撤離 chè lí to withdraw from / to evacuate syn 革命 gé mìng to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning) / revolution / revolutionary / to revolt (against sb or sth) / to revolutionize (sth) / (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命) / CL:次[ci4] syn 回避 迴避 huí bì to shun / to avoid (sb) / to skirt / to evade (an issue) / to step back / to withdraw / to recuse (a judge etc) syn 提取 tí qǔ to withdraw (money) / to collect (left luggage) / to extract / to refine syn 出动 出動 chū dòng to start out on a trip / to dispatch troops syn 敌军 敵軍 dí jūn enemy troops / hostile forces / CL:股[gu3] 弃权 棄權 qì quán to waive a right / to abstain (from voting) / (sports) to forfeit (a game) / to voluntarily withdraw from a match 人马 人馬 rén mǎ men and horses / troops / group of people / troop / staff / centaur 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) 撤出 chè chū to withdraw / to leave / to retreat / to pull out syn 驻扎 駐紮 zhù zhā to station / to garrison (troops) syn 出世 chū shì to be born / to come into being / to withdraw from worldly affairs syn 抽身 chōu shēn to get away from / to withdraw / to free oneself syn 行军 行軍 xíng jūn (of troops) to march 兵力 bīng lì military strength / armed forces / troops syn 撤走 chè zǒu to retire / to remove / to withdraw / to evacuate syn 取款 qǔ kuǎn to withdraw money from a bank 牵制 牽制 qiān zhì to control / to curb / to restrict / to impede / to pin down (enemy troops) syn 退货 退貨 tuì huò to return merchandise / to withdraw a product 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 连队 連隊 lián duì company (of troops) 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 提款 tí kuǎn to withdraw money / to take money out of the bank 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 告退 gào tuì to petition for retirement (old) / to ask for leave to withdraw / to ask to be excused 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 先头 先頭 xiān tóu (usu. of troops) in advance / in the vanguard / previously / in front / placed ahead of others syn 官兵 guān bīng (military) officers and soldiers / officers and men / (old) government troops syn 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 支队 支隊 zhī duì detachment (of troops) 派兵 pài bīng to dispatch troops 出兵 chū bīng to send troops 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 回笼 回籠 huí lóng to steam again / to rewarm food in a bamboo steamer / to withdraw currency from circulation syn 兵马 兵馬 bīng mǎ troops and horses / military forces syn 退避 tuì bì to withdraw 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 兵员 兵員 bīng yuán soldiers / troops syn 龟缩 龜縮 guī suō to withdraw / to hole up syn 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 退守 tuì shǒu to retreat and defend / to withdraw and maintain one's guard 脱开 脫開 tuō kāi to withdraw 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 退党 退黨 tuì dǎng to withdraw from a political party 退下 tuì xià to retire / to withdraw / to retreat / to step down 淡出 dàn chū to fade out (cinema) / to withdraw from (politics, acting etc) / to fade from (memory) syn 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 撤下 chè xià to withdraw / to remove (from a place) / to remove from office 官军 官軍 guān jūn (old) government troops syn 取钱 取錢 qǔ qián to withdraw money 支取 zhī qǔ to withdraw (money) 