招兵买马 招兵買馬
招兵买马 招兵買馬 zhāo bīng mǎi mǎ ㄓㄠ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄇㄞˇ ㄇㄚˇ ziu1 bing1 maai5 maa5
- lit. to recruit soldiers and buy horses (idiom)
- fig. to raise an army; to recruit new staff
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招
- 招募 zhāo mù ㄓㄠ ㄇㄨˋ ziu1 mou6 to recruit
- 招呼 zhāo hu ㄓㄠ ˙ㄏㄨ ziu1 fu1 to call out to
- 招待 zhāo dài ㄓㄠ ㄉㄞˋ ziu1 doi6 to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers)
- 招手 zhāo shǒu ㄓㄠ ㄕㄡˇ ziu1 sau2 to wave
- 招揽 招攬 zhāo lǎn ㄓㄠ ㄌㄢˇ ziu1 laam5 to attract (customers); to drum up (trade)
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- 招收 zhāo shōu ㄓㄠ ㄕㄡ ziu1 sau1 to hire
- 招数 招數 zhāo shù ㄓㄠ ㄕㄨˋ ziu1 sou3 move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts)
- 招标 招標 zhāo biāo ㄓㄠ ㄅㄧㄠ ziu1 biu1 to invite bids
- 招牌 zhāo pai ㄓㄠ ˙ㄆㄞ ziu1 paai4 signboard
- 招生 zhāo shēng ㄓㄠ ㄕㄥ ziu1 sang1 to enroll new students
- 招聘 zhāo pìn ㄓㄠ ㄆㄧㄣˋ ziu1 ping3 to invite applications for a job
- 绝招 絕招 jué zhāo ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄓㄠ zyut6 ziu1 unique skill
- 打招呼 dǎ zhāo hu ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄠ ˙ㄏㄨ daa2 ziu1 fu1 to greet sb by word or action
- 招待会 招待會 zhāo dài huì ㄓㄠ ㄉㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ziu1 doi6 wui2 a reception
- 中招 zhōng zhāo ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓㄠ zung1 ziu1 senior high school enrollment
- 中招 zhòng zhāo ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄠ zung1 ziu1 (martial arts) to get hit; to get taken down
- 出招 chū zhāo ㄔㄨ ㄓㄠ ceot1 ziu1 to make a move (in martial arts or figuratively)
- 妙招 miào zhāo ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄠ miu6 ziu1 smart move
- 招人 zhāo rén ㄓㄠ ㄖㄣˊ ziu1 jan4 to recruit; to hire people
- 招来 招來 zhāo lái ㄓㄠ ㄌㄞˊ ziu1 loi4 to attract
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
- 伏兵 fú bīng ㄈㄨˊ ㄅㄧㄥ fuk6 bing1 hidden troops
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- 休兵 xiū bīng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ jau1 bing1 to cease fire
- 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
买 買
- 收买 收買 shōu mǎi ㄕㄡ ㄇㄞˇ sau1 maai5 to purchase; to buy
- 买主 買主 mǎi zhǔ ㄇㄞˇ ㄓㄨˇ maai5 zyu2 customer
- 买单 買單 mǎi dān ㄇㄞˇ ㄉㄢ maai5 daan1 to pay the bill; to pick up the tab
- 买卖 買賣 mǎi mài ㄇㄞˇ ㄇㄞˋ maai5 maai6 to buy and sell
- 买卖 買賣 mǎi mai ㄇㄞˇ ˙ㄇㄞ maai5 maai6 purchase and sale; transaction
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- 购买 購買 gòu mǎi ㄍㄡˋ ㄇㄞˇ kau3 maai5 to purchase; to buy
- 买不起 買不起 mǎi bu qǐ ㄇㄞˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄑㄧˇ maai5 bat1 hei2 cannot afford
- 孟买 孟買 Mèng mǎi ㄇㄥˋ ㄇㄞˇ maang6 maai5 Mumbai (formerly Bombay)
- 采买 採買 cǎi mǎi ㄘㄞˇ ㄇㄞˇ coi2 maai5 to purchase; to buy
- 置买 置買 zhì mǎi ㄓˋ ㄇㄞˇ zi3 maai5 to purchase
- 买下 買下 mǎi xià ㄇㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ maai5 haa6 to purchase (sth expensive, e.g. a house); to acquire (a company, a copyright etc)
- 买价 買價 mǎi jià ㄇㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ maai5 gaa3 buying price
- 买凶 買兇 mǎi xiōng ㄇㄞˇ ㄒㄩㄥ to hire a hitman
- 买入 買入 mǎi rù ㄇㄞˇ ㄖㄨˋ maai5 jap6 to buy (finance)
- 买回 買回 mǎi huí ㄇㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ maai5 wui4 to buy back
- 买好 買好 mǎi hǎo ㄇㄞˇ ㄏㄠˇ maai5 hou2 to ingratiate oneself
- 买官 買官 mǎi guān ㄇㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄢ maai5 gun1 to buy an official title; to use wealth to acquire office
- 买家 買家 mǎi jiā ㄇㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄚ maai5 gaa1 buyer; purchaser
- 买帐 買帳 mǎi zhàng ㄇㄞˇ ㄓㄤˋ maai5 zoeng3 to acknowledge sb as senior or superior (often in negative)
- 买房 買房 mǎi fáng ㄇㄞˇ ㄈㄤˊ maai5 fong4 to buy a house
马 馬
- 出马 出馬 chū mǎ ㄔㄨ ㄇㄚˇ ceot1 maa5 to set out (on a campaign)
- 马上 馬上 mǎ shàng ㄇㄚˇ ㄕㄤˋ maa5 soeng6 at once
- 马力 馬力 mǎ lì ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄧˋ maa5 lik6 horsepower
- 马戏 馬戲 mǎ xì ㄇㄚˇ ㄒㄧˋ maa5 hei3 circus
- 马桶 馬桶 mǎ tǒng ㄇㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄥˇ maa5 tung2 chamber pot
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- 马虎 馬虎 mǎ hu ㄇㄚˇ ˙ㄏㄨ maa1 fu1 careless
- 马路 馬路 mǎ lù ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨˋ maa5 lou6 street
- 马车 馬車 mǎ chē ㄇㄚˇ ㄔㄜ maa5 ce1 cart
- 骏马 駿馬 jùn mǎ ㄐㄩㄣˋ ㄇㄚˇ zeon3 maa5 fine horse
- 黑马 黑馬 hēi mǎ ㄏㄟ ㄇㄚˇ hak1 maa5 dark horse
- 拍马屁 拍馬屁 pāi mǎ pì ㄆㄞ ㄇㄚˇ ㄆㄧˋ paak3 maa5 pei3 to flatter
- 马后炮 馬後炮 mǎ hòu pào ㄇㄚˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄆㄠˋ maa5 hau6 paau3 (Chinese chess) moving the cannon after moving the horse away
- 马铃薯 馬鈴薯 mǎ líng shǔ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨˇ maa5 ling4 syu4 potato
- 千军万马 千軍萬馬 qiān jūn wàn mǎ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄚˇ cin1 gwan1 maan6 maa5 magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower
- 上马 上馬 shàng mǎ ㄕㄤˋ ㄇㄚˇ soeng5 maa5 to get on a horse
- 下马 下馬 xià mǎ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄇㄚˇ haa6 maa5 to dismount from a horse
- 人马 人馬 rén mǎ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄚˇ jan4 maa5 men and horses
- 伽马 伽馬 gā mǎ ㄍㄚ ㄇㄚˇ gaa1 maa5 (loanword) gamma (Greek letter Γ, γ)
- 作马 作馬 zuò mǎ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄚˇ zok3 maa5 sawhorse
- 侯马 侯馬 Hóu mǎ ㄏㄡˊ ㄇㄚˇ hau4 maa5 see 侯马市