按兵不动 ànbīngbùdòng to hold back troops Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 按 àn to control to control; to restrain; to stop; to keep one's hand on something兵 bīng army army; troops; military forces不动 不動 bùdòng verbadjective to not move to remain still; to stay in place