伏兵 fú bīng ㄈㄨˊ ㄅㄧㄥ fuk6 bing1
- hidden troops
- ambush
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伏
- 埋伏 mái fú ㄇㄞˊ ㄈㄨˊ maai4 fuk6 to ambush
- 起伏 qǐ fú ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ hei2 fuk6 to move up and down
- 此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ ci2 hei2 bei2 fuk6 up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
- 三伏 sān fú ㄙㄢ ㄈㄨˊ saam1 fuk6 the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏, 中伏 and 末伏, which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August
- 中伏 zhōng fú ㄓㄨㄥ ㄈㄨˊ zung1 fuk6 the second of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏), which begins in late July and lasts either 10 or 20 days, depending on the Chinese calendar in that year
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- 中伏 zhòng fú ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄈㄨˊ zung1 fuk6 to be ambushed
- 乞伏 Qǐ fú ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ hat1 fuk6 tribe of the Xianbei 鲜卑 nomadic people
- 二伏 èr fú ㄦˋ ㄈㄨˊ ji6 fuk6 中伏
- 伏侍 fú shi ㄈㄨˊ ˙ㄕ fuk6 si6 variant of 服侍
- 伏地 fú dì ㄈㄨˊ ㄉㄧˋ fuk6 dei6 to lie prostrate
- 伏天 fú tiān ㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ fuk6 tin1 see 三伏
- 伏安 fú ān ㄈㄨˊ ㄢ fuk6 on1 volt-ampere (measure of apparent power in alternating current circuits)
- 伏惟 fú wéi ㄈㄨˊ ㄨㄟˊ fuk6 wai4 to lie prostrate; to prostrate oneself (in veneration)
- 伏击 伏擊 fú jī ㄈㄨˊ ㄐㄧ fuk6 gik1 ambush
- 伏案 fú àn ㄈㄨˊ ㄢˋ fuk6 on3 to bend over one's desk (writing, studying, taking a nap etc)
- 伏汛 fú xùn ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄩㄣˋ fuk6 seon3 summer flood
- 伏法 fú fǎ ㄈㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇ fuk6 faat3 to be executed
- 伏流 fú liú ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ fuk6 lau4 hidden stream
- 伏特 fú tè ㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄜˋ fuk6 dak6 (loanword) volt
- 伏牺 伏犧 Fú xī ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄧ fuk6 hei1 variant of 伏羲
兵
- 士兵 shì bīng ㄕˋ ㄅㄧㄥ si6 bing1 soldier
- 官兵 guān bīng ㄍㄨㄢ ㄅㄧㄥ gun1 bing1 (military) officers and soldiers
- 当兵 當兵 dāng bīng ㄉㄤ ㄅㄧㄥ dong1 bing1 to serve in the army
- 交兵 jiāo bīng ㄐㄧㄠ ㄅㄧㄥ gaau1 bing1 in a state of war
- 休兵 xiū bīng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ jau1 bing1 to cease fire
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- 伞兵 傘兵 sǎn bīng ㄙㄢˇ ㄅㄧㄥ saan3 bing1 paratrooper
- 佣兵 傭兵 yōng bīng ㄩㄥ ㄅㄧㄥ jung4 bing1 (military) mercenary
- 兵乱 兵亂 bīng luàn ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄨㄢˋ bing1 lyun6 confusion of war
- 兵刃 bīng rèn ㄅㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˋ bing1 jan6 (bladed) weapons
- 兵制 bīng zhì ㄅㄧㄥ ㄓˋ bing1 zai3 military system
- 兵力 bīng lì ㄅㄧㄥ ㄌㄧˋ bing1 lik6 military strength
- 兵卒 bīng zú ㄅㄧㄥ ㄗㄨˊ bing1 zeot1 soldiers
- 兵员 兵員 bīng yuán ㄅㄧㄥ ㄩㄢˊ bing1 jyun4 soldiers
- 兵器 bīng qì ㄅㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˋ bing1 hei3 weaponry
- 兵团 兵團 bīng tuán ㄅㄧㄥ ㄊㄨㄢˊ bing1 tyun4 large military unit
- 兵士 bīng shì ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕˋ bing1 si6 ordinary soldier
- 兵家 Bīng jiā ㄅㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ bing1 gaa1 the School of the Military, one of the Hundred Schools of Thought 诸子百家 of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
- 兵家 bīng jiā ㄅㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ bing1 gaa1 military strategist in ancient China
- 兵差 bīng chāi ㄅㄧㄥ ㄔㄞ bing1 caa1 labor conscripted to support the military
- 兵库 兵庫 Bīng kù ㄅㄧㄥ ㄎㄨˋ bing1 fu3 Hyōgo (prefecture in Japan)
Idioms with these characters
- 此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ ci2 hei2 bei2 fuk6 up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
- 伏龙凤雏 伏龍鳳雛 fú lóng fèng chú ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄥˋ ㄔㄨˊ fuk6 lung4 fung6 co1 hidden genius (idiom)
- 老骥伏枥 老驥伏櫪 lǎo jì fú lì ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ lou5 kei3 fuk6 lik1 lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
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- 思潮起伏 sī cháo qǐ fú ㄙ ㄔㄠˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ si1 ciu4 hei2 fuk6 thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom)
- 危机四伏 危機四伏 wēi jī sì fú ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧ ㄙˋ ㄈㄨˊ ngai4 gei1 sei3 fuk6 danger lurks on every side (idiom)
- 降龙伏虎 降龍伏虎 xiáng lóng fú hǔ ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄏㄨˇ hong4 lung4 fuk6 fu2 to vanquish dragons and tigers (idiom)
- 夜行昼伏 夜行晝伏 yè xíng zhòu fú ㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄡˋ ㄈㄨˊ je6 hang4 zau3 fuk6 to travel at night and lie low by day (idiom)
- 哀兵必胜 哀兵必勝 āi bīng bì shèng ㄞ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄧˋ ㄕㄥˋ oi1 bing1 bit1 sing3 an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom)
- 按兵不动 按兵不動 àn bīng bù dòng ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ on3 bing1 bat1 dung6 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
- 案兵束甲 àn bīng shù jiǎ ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ on3 bing1 cuk1 gaap3 to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom); to relax from fighting
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- 案甲休兵 àn jiǎ xiū bīng ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ on3 gaap3 jau1 bing1 to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom); to relax from fighting
- 兵不血刃 bīng bù xuè rèn ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄖㄣˋ bing1 bat1 hyut3 jan6 lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory
- 兵戈扰攘 兵戈擾攘 bīng gē rǎo rǎng ㄅㄧㄥ ㄍㄜ ㄖㄠˇ ㄖㄤˇ bing1 gwo1 jiu5 joeng5 arms and confusion (idiom); turmoil of war
- 兵贵神速 兵貴神速 bīng guì shén sù ㄅㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄣˊ ㄙㄨˋ bing1 gwai3 san4 cuk1 lit. speed is a crucial asset in war (idiom)
- 兵荒马乱 兵荒馬亂 bīng huāng mǎ luàn ㄅㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄤ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨㄢˋ bing1 fong1 maa5 lyun6 (idiom) war-torn; ravaged by war; in a state of utter chaos
- 兵家常事 bīng jiā cháng shì ㄅㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ ㄕˋ bing1 gaa1 soeng4 si6 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
- 兵精粮足 兵精糧足 bīng jīng liáng zú ㄅㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄗㄨˊ bing1 zing1 loeng4 zuk1 elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well-prepared forces