民兵 (mín bīng) — people's militia (the paramilitary organization…

Definition

民兵 (mínbīng) is a state-organized paramilitary force, not a regular army unit — each member is a civilian who also serves as a part-time soldier.

noun

people's militia (the paramilitary organization)militiaman (a member of a people's militia)

Measure word · 个

民兵。
Tā men cūn de mín bīng měi nián dōu cān jiā xùn liàn.
The militia in their village participates in training every year.
民兵。
Tā céng jīng shì yì míng yōu xiù de mín bīng.
He was once an excellent militiaman.
，民兵。
Jǐn jí qíng kuàng xià, mín bīng bèi zhào jí qǐ lái xié zhù jiù yuán.
In emergency situations, the militia was called up to assist rescue efforts.

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.

民 points to the people and 兵 to soldiers, together naming a people's militia.

Characters in this word

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

The early form of 民 shows an eye pierced by a sharp cross-shaped implement, possibly linked to an injured or unclear eye.

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.

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