兵权

兵權

bīngquán

noun #56,147

Meanings

1 military command
2 control of the army

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Examples

HSK 6

皇帝担心将军们的兵权太大，就想办法把兵权收回来。

Huángdì dānxīn jiāngjūnmen de bīngquán tài dà, jiù xiǎng bànfǎ bǎ bīngquán shōu huílai.

Worried that his generals' military power was too great, the emperor found a way to take it back.

HSK 7-9

他手里握着兵权，谁也不敢得罪他。

Tā shǒulǐ wò zhe bīngquán, shéi yě bù gǎn dézuì tā.

He held command of the army, so nobody dared to offend him.

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history

Best known from 杯酒释兵权: in 961 宋太祖 gave his generals a banquet and persuaded them over wine to give up their commands in return for land and wealth. In old texts 兵权 can also mean military strategy.

Stroke Order

兵 bīng

权 quán