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阅兵 (yuè bīng) — (verb) to review troops; to hold a military parade

Definition

A separable verb meaning 'to review troops' or 'hold a military parade,' usually as a state ceremony. Often paired as 阅兵式 (military parade ceremony) or 举行阅兵.

verb
to review troopsto hold a military parade

Examples

  • 阅兵。
    Míng tiān shàng wǔ wǒ men yào jǔ xíng yuè bīng yí shì.
    We will hold a military review ceremony tomorrow morning.
  • 阅兵，。
    Tā cān jiā guò sān cì yuè bīng, měi cì dōu zhàn zài dì yī pái.
    He has participated in three military parades, standing in the front row each time.
  • ，。
    Guó qìng jié nà tiān, guó jiā jǔ xíng le shèng dà de yuè bīng shì.
    On National Day, the country held a grand military parade.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

阅yuèreview
兵bīngtroops

阅 means to inspect or review, and 兵 means troops, together describing the action of reviewing troops.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 閱; 阅 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
門門mén
Sound part声符shēngfú
兌
兌duì閱yuè
Same sound today

The traditional form 閱 pairs 門, a gate, with 兌, a part that gives the sound; the simplified 阅 is a shorthand.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 斤斤jīna short axe
  • 廾廾gǒng2 hands

兵 combines 斤, a short axe, with 廾, two hands, showing a pair of hands holding a weapon.

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Appears in
Military & Defense

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