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Definition(s) for: 鸣金收兵

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
鸣金收兵 míng jīn shōu bīng - to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat

List Ranking:

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 78,338 103,503

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
míng- to cry (of birds, animals and insects)
- to make a sound
- to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)
jīn- surname Jin
- surname Kim (Korean)
- Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
jīn- gold
- chemical element Au
- generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
- money
- golden
- highly respected
- one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
shōu- to receive
- to accept
- to collect
- to put away
- to restrain
- to stop
- in care of (used on address line after name)
bīng- soldiers
- a force
- an army
- weapons
- arms
- military
- warlike
- CL:個|个[ge4]

Other Words Containing 鸣金收兵

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo