派兵 (pài bīng) — to dispatch troops, to send troops

Definition

A formal, written phrase meaning 'to dispatch / send troops' — more official in tone than everyday 出兵 ('send in troops'). Often appears in news and military reports.

verb

to dispatch troopsto send troops

Examples

派兵。
Guó jiā jué dìng pài bīng zhī yuán lín guó.
The country decided to dispatch troops to support the neighboring country.
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Zuó tiān zhèng fǔ pài le liǎng qiān bīng qù zāi qū.
Yesterday the government dispatched 2,000 troops to the disaster area.
派兵。
Tā zhǔ zhāng lì jí pài bīng kòng zhì jú shì.
He advocated immediately dispatching troops to control the situation.

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