兵临城下(bīng lín chéng xià): soldiers at the city walls (idiom)
4 charactersTrad. 兵臨城下
soldiers at the city walls (idiom)
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- bīng lín chéng xià
- Meaning
- soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 兵臨城下
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 兵临城下 — tap one to open its word page.
shàng上děng等bīng兵
private first class (army rank)
zhēn侦chá察bīng兵
a scout
sǎn伞bīng兵
paratrooper
yōng佣bīng兵
(military) mercenary
xiān先lǐ礼hòu后bīng兵
(idiom) try persuasion before resorting to force
quán全mín民jiē皆bīng兵
to bring the entire nation to arms (idiom)
bīng兵bù不yàn厌zhà诈
(idiom) deception is justified in war
bīng兵bù不xuè血rèn刃
lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory
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