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title: "Guanbing Meaning: 官兵 (guānbīng) Means “officers and soldiers”"
description: "官兵 (guānbīng) means “officers and soldiers”. Hear its tones, see what 官 and 兵 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanbing"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 官兵 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

官兵 guānbīng

## officers and soldiers

## Its characters

1. 官 guān official
2. 兵 bīng soldier

## In a sentence

全体官兵都参加了训练。 All the officers and soldiers took part in the training.

那时候，秦始皇正在修建长城，**官兵**到处把男人抓走，让他们去干活。

From [孟姜女哭长城 · Lady Meng Jiang cries down the Great Wall](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/lady-meng-jiang-great-wall-legend#library-word-182-184)

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## More words with 官 or 兵

- [法官 fǎguān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/faguan)
- [官方 guānfāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanfang)
- [官司 guānsi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guansi)
- [官员 guānyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanyuan)
- [器官 qìguān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qiguan)
- [士兵 shìbīng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shibing)

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