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散兵
sǎnbīng
1. loose and disorganized soldiers
2. stragglers
3. fig. a loner
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Character Breakdown

散
sàn
to scatter, to disperse, to break up
HSK 4 12 丶
兵
bīng
soldier; troops, an army; warlike
HSK 5 7 丶

Compound Words (2)

散兵坑
sǎnbīngkēng
foxhole (military)
散兵游勇
sǎnbīngyóuyǒng
lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom); fig. disorganized uncoordinated action

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
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