兵家

bīngjiā
  1. military strategist in ancient China
  2. military commander
  3. soldier

CEDICT

  1. (literary) military strategist; military commander
  2. School of the Military
  3. military strategist; military commander

Wiktionary

  1. 先秦诸子之一。
  2. 精晓用兵之道的人。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

兵家 Bīngjiā the School of the Military, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 诸子百家 zhūzǐbǎijiā of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)

Entry Composition

1 兵 bīng
  1. soldiers
  2. a force
  3. an army
  4. weapons
  5. arms
  6. military
  7. warlike

classifier: 個
=2 家 jiā used in 家伙 jiāhuo and 家俱 jiājù
=2 家 jiā
  1. home
  2. family
  3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
  4. classifier for families or businesses
  5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
  6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian

classifier: 個

Containing this entry

兵家常事 bīngjiāchángshì commonplace in military operations (idiom)

Related entries

丘八 qiūbā soldier (from the two components of the 兵 character) (derog.)
卒 zú
  1. soldier
  2. servant
  3. to finish
  4. to die
  5. finally
  6. at last
  7. pawn in Chinese chess
士兵 shìbīng soldier

classifier: 個

士兵給了我水。

The soldier gave water to me.

Source: Tatoeba

士卒 shìzú
  1. soldier
  2. private (army)
大兵 dàbīng
  1. soldier
  2. large army
  3. powerful army
  4. (old) large-scale war
征士 zhēngshì soldier (in battle)
更卒 gēngzú soldier (serving alternate watch)
军士 jūnshì
  1. soldier
  2. noncommssioned officer (NCO)
战士 zhànshì
  1. fighter
  2. soldier
  3. warrior

classifier: 個

许多战士会战中挂彩了。

Many soldiers were wounded in the battle.

Source: Tatoeba

军人 jūnrén
  1. serviceman
  2. soldier
  3. military personnel
軍人必須履行他們的命令。

Soldiers must carry out their orders.

Source: Tatoeba

士 shì
  1. member of the senior ministerial class (old)
  2. scholar (old)
  3. bachelor
  4. honorific
  5. soldier
  6. noncommissioned officer
  7. specialist worker
上巴士吧。

Let's get on the bus.

Source: Tatoeba