兵书

兵書

bīngshū

noun

Measure Word

一部兵书 bù

Meanings

1 book on the art of war
2 military treatise

Characters

soldiers; warfare

Examples

HSK 2

他从小就爱读兵书。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù ài dú bīngshū.

He has loved reading books on the art of war since he was little.

HSK 6

诸葛亮熟读兵书，很会用兵。

Zhūgě Liàng shúdú bīngshū, hěn huì yòngbīng.

Zhuge Liang knew the military classics inside out and was a master at commanding troops.

Tips

culture

The core canon is the 武经七书, the 'Seven Military Classics' fixed in the Song dynasty, which include 孙子兵法 and 六韬.

Stroke Order

兵 bīng

书 shū