用兵

yòngbīng

to make use of troops; to resort to arms

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 用 yòng
  1. to use; to make use of; to employ
  2. (coverb) with; using
  3. to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions)
  4. usefulness; utility
  5. (bound form) expense; outlay
  6. (courteous) to eat; to drink
  7. (literary) hence; therefore
2 兵 bīng
  1. soldiers
  2. a force
  3. an army
  4. weapons
  5. arms
  6. military
  7. warlike

classifier: 個

Containing this entry

用兵如神 yòngbīngrúshén to lead military operations with extraordinary skill
養兵千日，用兵一時 yǎngbīngqiānrì,yòngbīngyīshí lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off