收兵

to retreat / to withdraw troops / to recall troops / fig. to finish work / to wind up / to call it a day / used with negatives: the task is far from over

Characters and words in 收兵

收

sho̅u = sh + ou1

to receive / to accept / to collect / to put away / to restrain / to stop / in care of (used on address line after name)

Add a new mnemonic for 收 = 丩 + 攵

收 = 丩 + 攵 : In front of the outhouse, Sherlock Holmes is proud to receive a honorary sledge hammer for his fine detective work. Everyone is so afraid of him that they hand him the sledge hammer from far away using a roast fork.

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兵

bi̅ng = bi + (e)ng1

soldiers / a force / an army / weapons / arms / military / warlike / CL:個|个[ge4]

Add a new mnemonic for 兵 = 丘 + 八

兵 = 丘 + 八 : Brunhilde (bi) and the soldier (兵) visit a burial mound (丘) in front of the engine ((e)ng1). It is round like a ball like the deceased inside. To commemorate the round fallen soldier they put down eight-balls (八).

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