用兵

yòngbīng
verb #59,918

Meanings

  1. 1 to command troops in war
  2. 2 to use military force
  3. 3 to wage war

Examples

HSK 1
Hán Xìn hěn huì yòngbīng.
Han Xin really knew how to lead an army.
HSK 7-9
《 Sūnzǐ bīngfǎ 》 rènwéi, yòngbīng zuì gāomíng de bànfǎ shì búyòng dǎzhàng jiù ràng dírén qūfú.
The Art of War holds that the best way to wage war is to make the enemy give in without a battle.

Tips

usage
用兵 is about how a war is fought and troops are handled: 善于用兵 "skilled in warfare", and the idiom 用兵如神 "to command troops like a god". To send troops to a place is 出兵 or 派兵.

Stroke Order

用 yòng
兵 bīng