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soldiers; a force; an army soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike |
scholar; warrior; knight
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simp. and trad.
(兵士)
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兵
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士
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士兵
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Pronunciation
Noun
兵士
- soldier
Synonyms
- 兵人 (bīngrén) (literary)
- 兵仔 (Hakka, Hokkien)
- 兵勇 (bīngyǒng) (dated)
- 兵卒 (bīngzú) (dated)
- 兵員／兵员 (bīngyuán)
- 兵跤仔 (Hokkien, dated)
- 士人 (shìrén) (archaic)
- 士兵 (shìbīng)
- 士卒 (shìzú) (archaic)
- 大兵 (dàbīng) (dated, sometimes derogatory)
- 師徒／师徒 (shītú) (Classical Chinese)
- 戰士／战士 (zhànshì)
- 旌旗 (jīngqí) (figurative, literary)
- 武人 (wǔrén)
- 武士 (wǔshì)
- 武夫 (wǔfū) (literary)
- 營兵／营兵 (Hokkien, dated)
- 甲士 (jiǎshì) (archaic)
- 軍人／军人 (jūnrén)
- 軍士／军士 (jūnshì)
Japanese
Etymology
兵 (hei, “soldier”) + 士 (shi, “man of breeding”)
Pronunciation
Noun
兵士 • (heishi)
- (military) a soldier
- (Christianity) a rank of a member of the Salvation Army
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Korean
Noun
兵士 • (byeongsa) (hangeul 병사)
- hanja form? of 병사 (“soldier”)
Vietnamese
Noun
兵士
- chữ Hán form of binh sĩ (“soldier”).