àn​bīng​bù​dòng

to hold back troops

  • created sense approved 按兵不动/按兵不動 · àn​bīng​bù​dòng · to hold back troops — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    按兵不动 / 按兵不動

    àn​bīng​bù​dòng

    to hold back troops

    to halt military operations temporarily while monitoring the enemy's situation

    àn​bīng​bú​dòng

    按 (literal) → 按 · àn · to control 兵 (literal) → 兵 · bīng · army 不动 (literal) → 不动/不動 · bù​dòng · to not move

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 按兵不动/按兵不動 · àn​bīng​bù​dòng · to take no action — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    按兵不动 / 按兵不動

    àn​bīng​bù​dòng

    to take no action

    to not take action despite having been assigned a task or responsibility, often while waiting for a more favorable moment

    àn​bīng​bú​dòng

    按 (literal) → 按 · àn · to control 兵 (literal) → 兵 · bīng · army 不动 (literal) → 不动/不動 · bù​dòng · to not move

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense