Definition
增兵 is a verb-object compound (离合词) meaning 'to send more troops' or 'to reinforce'. You can separate it when adding aspect or measure: 增了兵 ('reinforced'), 增过兵 ('have reinforced before'). The verb 增 means 'to increase' and 兵 means 'soldier/troop'.
v.o.
to send in more troopsto reinforceto augment one's forces
Examples
- 增兵。Tāmen juédìng xiàng biānjìng zēng bīng.They decided to send more troops to the border.
- ，。Qiánxiàn yǐjīng zēng le bīng, xíngshì yǒusuǒ hǎozhuǎn.The front line has already been reinforced, and the situation has improved somewhat.
- ，增兵。Wèile shǒuzhù zhèndì, zhǐhuībù zàicì zēng bīng.In order to hold the position, the command headquarters reinforced again.
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