士兵

Every meaning

In the Library

• 诸葛亮却去找鲁肃帮忙：“请借给我二十条船，每条船上三十个士兵，船上挂好青布，两边放满草。

  草船借箭 · Borrowing arrows with straw boats · HSK 5

• 如果敌人有十五万大军，你只有两千五百个士兵，你会怎么办？

  空城计 · The Empty Fort Strategy: Zhuge Liang's famous bluff · HSK 5

• 他还是个孩子的时候，明朝的士兵打到了云南，他被抓走，后来成了太监，在朱棣身边做事。

  郑和是谁？ · Who was Zheng He? China's admiral of the treasure ships · HSK 5

Its characters

• 士shìscholar; gentleman (as in 士大夫)
• 兵bīngsoldier; troops

Words with 士

• 女士nǚshìlady
• 博士bóshìdoctor
• 护士hùshinurse
• 男士nánshìman
• 硕士shuòshìmaster's degree
• 人士rénshìperson
• 烈士lièshìmartyr (who died for a cause)
• 绅士shēnshìgentleman

Words with 兵

• 官兵guānbīngofficers and soldiers
• 纸上谈兵zhǐshàng-tánbīngarmchair strategy