兵力 (bīng lì) — military strength, armed forces, troops

Definition

noun

military strengtharmed forcestroops

，兵力。
Zhè cì zhàn zhēng, shuāng fāng dōu tóu rù le dà liàng bīng lì.
In this war, both sides committed large amounts of military strength.
兵力，。
Dí rén de bīng lì suī rán qiáng dà, dàn wǒ men yǒu gèng hǎo de zhàn shù.
Although the enemy's forces are strong, we have better tactics.
兵力。
Wǒ men bì xū jiā qiáng biān jìng de bīng lì bù shǔ.
We must strengthen the deployment of military forces at the border.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

力lìstrength

兵 means soldier or military, and 力 means strength, so 兵力 means military strength.

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

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

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

力 is drawn as either an arm bending out from the side of the body or a wooden plough.

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