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投笔从戎
tóu​bǐ​cóng​róng

enlist

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
投笔从戎 (投筆從戎) tóu​bǐ​cóng​róng
enlist verb
to lay down the pen and take up the sword; to give up civilian or academic life to join the military, especially referring to an educated person

Frequency

Written text
0.139 per million

Sources

Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
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