养兵

養兵
yǎngbīng
to train troops

CEDICT

培养训练兵士，以备战争。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 养 yǎng
  1. to raise (animals)
  2. to bring up (children)
  3. to keep (pets)
  4. to support
  5. to give birth
2 兵 bīng
  1. soldiers
  2. a force
  3. an army
  4. weapons
  5. arms
  6. military
  7. warlike

classifier: 個

Containing this entry

养兵千日，用兵一时 yǎngbīngqiānrì,yòngbīngyīshí lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
养兵千日，用在一时 yǎngbīngqiānrì,yòngzàiyīshí see 養兵千日，养兵千日，用兵一时 yǎngbīngqiānrì,yòngbīngyīshí
养兵千日，用在一朝 yǎngbīngqiānrì,yòngzàiyīzhāo
  1. lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom)
  2. fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off