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解甲释兵

解甲释兵 — “To lay down one's armor and weapons”

解甲释兵 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lay down one's armor and weapons”. To cease fighting; to demobilize; to retire from military service. Literally, “remove armor, release weapons”.

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解甲释兵 Pronunciation and Pinyin

解甲释兵 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
解
jiě13untie, explain, or solve
甲
jiǎ5first, armor, or nail
释
shì12explain, release, or dispel
兵
bīng7weapon, soldier, military affairs

Example Sentence with 解甲释兵

漫长的战事结束后,双方终于决定解甲释兵,共同致力于重建家园。
After a long period of conflict, both sides finally decided to lay down their arms and work together to rebuild their homes.

Idioms Related to 解甲释兵

Synonyms of 解甲释兵

  • jiě解bīng兵shì释jiǎ甲lay down arms and armor

More idioms starting with 解

  • jiě解rén人nán难dé得A true confidant is hard to find
  • jiě解jiàn剑bài拜chóu仇reconcile with an adversary
  • jiě解fà发yáng佯kuáng狂feign madness by letting hair down
  • jiě解náng囊xiāng相zhù助offer financial help
  • jiě解xián弦gēng更zhāng张reform and make a fresh start
  • jiě解mín民dào倒xuán悬rescue people from great distress
  • jiě解jiǎ甲xiū休bīng兵lay down arms and cease hostilities
  • jiě解jiǎ甲xiū休shì士lay down arms and rest troops
  • jiě解jiǎ甲dǎo倒gē戈defect and attack former allies
  • jiě解jiǎ甲guī归tián田retire from military to farm
  • jiě解jiǎ甲tóu投gē戈Lay down arms and cease fighting

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What does 解甲释兵 mean?

解甲释兵 (jiě jiǎ shì bīng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lay down one's armor and weapons”.

How do you pronounce 解甲释兵?

解甲释兵 is pronounced jiě jiǎ shì bīng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 解甲释兵 literally mean?

Literally, 解甲释兵 means “remove armor, release weapons”. It is used to mean “to lay down one's armor and weapons”.

What is the Chinese definition of 解甲释兵?

解:解除;释:卸下。放下武装,卸掉盔甲。比喻不再战斗

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