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伏兵

fúbīng
noun #35,971

Meanings

  1. 1 troops lying in ambush
  2. 2 hidden soldiers
  3. 3 an ambush force

Examples

HSK 7-9
山谷里设了伏兵。
Shāngǔ lǐ shè le fúbīng.
An ambush was laid in the valley.
HSK 7-9
敌军中了伏兵之计。
Díjūn zhòng le fúbīng zhī jì.
The enemy fell for the ambush ploy.
HSK 7-9
诸葛亮善于用伏兵。
Zhūgě Liàng shànyú yòng fúbīng.
Zhuge Liang was skilled at using ambushes.

Tips

history
A staple of classical military strategy and 三国演义 (Three Kingdoms) novels. The character 伏 means 'to lie low, prostrate' - literally 'soldiers lying low'. The pattern 设伏兵 ('to set up an ambush') is the standard collocation.

Stroke Order

伏 fú
兵 bīng