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息军养士
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息军养士

息军养士 — “To rest and reorganize troops”

息军养士 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rest and reorganize troops”. Build up strength, and conserve resources in preparation for future challenges. Literally, “Rest the army, nurture the soldiers”.

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息军养士 Pronunciation and Pinyin

息军养士 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
息
xī10breath, stop, rest
军
jūn6military, army, corps
养
yǎng9raise, support, or nurture
士
shì3scholar, gentleman, soldier

Example Sentence with 息军养士

经过长时间的辛苦工作,公司决定让团队成员暂时息军养士,以应对接下来新项目。
After a long period of intense work, the company decided to let its team members temporarily rest and recuperate, building up energy for the upcoming new project.

Idioms Related to 息军养士

Antonyms of 息军养士

  • qióng穷bīng兵dú黩wǔ武exhaust military resources in aggressive warfare

More idioms starting with 息

  • xī息shì事níng宁rén人smooth things over and maintain peace
  • xī息jiāo交jué绝yóu游withdraw from social life
  • xī息bīng兵bà罢zhàn战Cease hostilities
  • xī息yǐng影jiā家yuán园retire to one's home
  • xī息nù怒tíng停chēn瞋Cease anger and glaring
  • xī息xī息xiāng相guān关closely and inextricably linked
  • xī息xī息xiāng相tōng通intimately connected and in perfect harmony
  • xī息jì迹jìng静chù处What is done in secret will be discovered
  • xī息qíng黥bǔ补yì劓make a fresh start by correcting past wrongs

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What does 息军养士 mean?

息军养士 (xī jūn yǎng shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rest and reorganize troops”.

How do you pronounce 息军养士?

息军养士 is pronounced xī jūn yǎng shì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 息军养士 literally mean?

Literally, 息军养士 means “Rest the army, nurture the soldiers”. It is used to mean “to rest and reorganize troops”.

What is the Chinese definition of 息军养士?

息:休息,修整。修整军队,积蓄力量,准备再战

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