增兵 (zēng bīng) — to send in more troops; to reinforce, to augment one's forces
Definition
A formal compound verb meaning to send extra troops or reinforce a military position. Used in news, history, and military writing rather than everyday speech.
verb
to send in more troopsto reinforceto augment one's forces
Examples
- 增兵。Tā men jué dìng xiàng biān jìng zēng bīng.They decided to send more troops to the border.
- ,。Qián xiàn yǐ jīng zēng le bīng, xíng shì yǒu suǒ hǎo zhuǎn.The front line has already been reinforced, and the situation has improved somewhat.
- ,增兵。Wèi le shǒu zhù zhèn dì, zhǐ huī bù zài cì zēng bīng.In order to hold the position, the command headquarters reinforced again.
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