- 持久战chí jiǔ zhànprotracted war (especially as a strategy of attrition)HSK 7-9
- 政府军zhèng fǔ jūngovernment armed forces; government troopsHSK 7-9
- 殿后diàn hòuto bring up the rear, to be the last in a groupHSK 7-9
- 烧夷弹shāo yí dànincendiary bombHSK 7-9
- 照明弹zhào míng dànflare; star shell (military illumination projectile)HSK 7-9
- 硝烟xiāo yānsmoke of gunpowder; (figurative) war, battlefield, armed conflictHSK 7-9
- 突破点tū pò diǎnbreakthrough point; point of penetration, especially in military or strategic contextsHSK 7-9
- 阵列zhèn liè(computing) array; (military) array, formationHSK 7-9
- 关塔那摩湾guān tǎ nà mó wānGuantanamo Bay (in Cuba)HSK 7-9
- 冲锋陷阵chōng(idiom) to charge forward with great courage; to fight valiantly; (figurative) to face difficulties head-onHSK 7-9
- 喷火器pēnflamethrowerHSK 7-9
- 围城wéi chéng(verb-object) to besiege a cityHSK 7-9
- 大刀dà dāobroadswordHSK 7-9
- 大将dà jiànghigh-ranking general; senior military commander; trusted lieutenant; key aide (figurative)HSK 7-9
- 大枪dàrifleHSK 7-9
- 巡航导弹xún háng dǎo dàncruise missileHSK 7-9
- 布防bù fángto deploy troops for defense; to garrisonHSK 7-9
- 弹痕dàn hénbullet hole; gunshot mark; scar left by a bullet or shrapnelHSK 7-9
- 志愿兵zhì yuàn bīngvolunteer soldierHSK 7-9
- 总参谋长zǒng cān móu zhǎngchief of the General StaffHSK 7-9
- 打靶dáto shoot at a target (in military or shooting practice)HSK 7-9
- 抗击kàng jīto resist, to fight against (an attack, disease, natural disaster, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 抗命kàng mìngto disobey orders; to defy ordersHSK 7-9
- 换岗huàn gǎngto relieve a sentry; to change the guardHSK 7-9
- 敌后dí hòuenemy rear area; area behind enemy linesHSK 7-9
- 方阵fāng zhèn(military) square formation, hollow square; (mathematics) square matrixHSK 7-9
- 核爆炸hé bào zhànuclear explosionHSK 7-9
- 械xiè(bound form) machinery; mechanical; (bound form) weaponry; weaponsHSK 7-9
- 火箭弹huǒ jiàn dànrocket projectileHSK 7-9
- 炮声bāosound of cannonade; sound of artillery fireHSK 7-9
- 联军lián jūnallied forcesHSK 7-9
- 装填zhuāng tiánto load (ammunition, a weapon, etc.); to stuff; to pack (material into a container) tightlyHSK 7-9
- 迷彩服mí cǎi fúcamouflage clothing; camouflage uniformHSK 7-9
- 金汤jīn shāngimpregnable fortressHSK 7-9
- 铁血tiě xiěiron-willed, resolute, unyielding (of a person); related to or characterized by warfare, conflict, or military forceHSK 7-9
- 长机chánglead aircraft (in a military formation)HSK 7-9
- 阅兵yuè bīng(verb) to review troops; to hold a military paradeHSK 7-9
- 阵势zhèn shì(figurative) situation, circumstances, scene (often implying scale or intensity); (military) disposition of forces, battle formationHSK 7-9
- 黑狗hēi gǒu(historical, derogatory) puppet troops and police collaborating with Japanese forces in 1920s–1930s ChinaHSK 7-9
- 信号枪xìn háoflare pistol; signal pistolHSK 7-9
- 叛乱者pàn luàn zhěrebel, insurgentHSK 7-9
- 名将míng jiàngfamous general; great military commanderHSK 7-9
- 后坐hòu zuòrecoil (of a gun); backlash (general reaction)HSK 7-9
- 善战shàn zhàngood at fighting; skilled in battle; bellicose; warlikeHSK 7-9
- 地对空deground-to-air, surface-to-air (military term)HSK 7-9
- 威慑wēi shèto deter, to intimidate (with military or strategic power)HSK 7-9
- 守备shǒu bèito be on garrison duty, to guard (a military post)HSK 7-9
- 屯túnto accumulate, to store up; to station (troops), to quarterHSK 7-9
- 弹道导弹dàn dào dǎo dànballistic missileHSK 7-9
- 恶战è zhànfierce battle; ferocious fightingHSK 7-9
- 打炮dǎ pào(literal) to fire a cannon; (slang, vulgar) to visit a brothel or engage in a specific sexual actHSK 7-9
- 水雷shuǐ léisubmarine mine; naval mineHSK 7-9
- 游击战yóu jī zhànguerrilla warfareHSK 7-9
- 短剑duǎn jiàndagger; short swordHSK 7-9
- 缴枪jiǎto lay down one's arms, to surrender (weapons); to give up, to admit defeat (figurative)HSK 7-9
- 调集diàoto assemble, to muster (troops, resources, personnel); to concentrate (forces) for a specific purposeHSK 7-9
- 连部lián bù(military) company headquarters, company officeHSK 7-9
- 追兵zhuī bīngpursuing troops; pursuers (in a chase or retreat)HSK 7-9
- 重机枪zhòng jī qiāngheavy machine gunHSK 7-9
- 军乐队jūn yuè duìmilitary bandHSK 7-9