兵马俑

兵馬俑

bīngmǎyǒng

noun #27,309

Meanings

1 terracotta warriors and horses
2 Terracotta Army

Characters

soldier; troops

burial figurine; clay figure

Examples

兵马俑是秦始皇陵的重要组成部分。

Bīngmǎyǒng shì Qín Shǐhuáng líng de zhòngyào zǔchéng bùfen.

The Terracotta Army is an important part of the Qin Shi Huang mausoleum.

我们去西安参观了兵马俑博物馆。

Wǒmen qù Xī'ān cānguān le bīngmǎyǒng bówùguǎn.

We went to Xi'an to visit the Terracotta Army museum.

Tips

history

Discovered in 1974 by local farmers near Xi'an (西安), the Terracotta Army (兵马俑) consists of over 8,000 life-sized clay soldiers, horses, and chariots buried with Emperor Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇) around 210 BCE to guard him in the afterlife.

Stroke Order

兵 bīng

马 mǎ

俑 yǒng