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起兵动众 — “To mobilize a large number of people or resources for an undertaking”

起兵动众 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to mobilize a large number of people or resources for an undertaking”. To employ a great many people for a task, often implying a large-scale effort. Literally, “raise an army and mobilize the masses”.

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起兵动众 Pronunciation and Pinyin

起兵动众 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
起
qǐ10to rise, start, or begin
兵
bīng7weapon, soldier, military affairs
动
dòng6to move or act
众
zhòng6many people

Example Sentence with 起兵动众

为了完成这个大型社区花园项目,大家不得不起兵动众,召集了所有志愿者。
To complete this large community garden project, everyone had to mobilize a great many people, gathering all the volunteers.

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Synonyms of 起兵动众

  • xīng兴shī师dòng动zhòng众Mobilize many people or resources
  • qǐ起shī师dòng动zhòng众mobilize a large force

Antonyms of 起兵动众

  • dān单qiāng枪pǐ匹mǎ马To act alone without assistance
  • xiǎo小dǎ打xiǎo小nào闹do things on a small scale

More idioms starting with 起

  • qǐ起yǎn偃wéi为shù竖grant clemency or raise from distress
  • qǐ起fèng凤téng腾jiāo蛟possessing exceptional literary talent
  • qǐ起jū居wú无shí时to lead an irregular life
  • qǐ起chéng承zhuǎn转hé合
  • qǐ起zǎo早guà挂wǎn晚work extremely hard from dawn till night
  • qǐ起zǎo早mō摸hēi黑toil from dawn till dusk
  • qǐ起zǎo早shuì睡wǎn晚work diligently from dawn till night
  • qǐ起zǎo早tān贪hēi黑toil from dawn till dusk
  • qǐ起gēn根fā发yóu由trace the origin and development
  • qǐ起sǐ死rén人ér而ròu肉bái白gǔ骨bring back from brink of death
  • qǐ起sǐ死rén人ròu肉bái白gǔ骨bring the dead back to life

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Questions about 起兵动众

What does 起兵动众 mean?

起兵动众 (qǐ bīng dòng zhòng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to mobilize a large number of people or resources for an undertaking”.

How do you pronounce 起兵动众?

起兵动众 is pronounced qǐ bīng dòng zhòng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 起兵动众 literally mean?

Literally, 起兵动众 means “raise an army and mobilize the masses”. It is used to mean “to mobilize a large number of people or resources for an undertaking”.

What is the Chinese definition of 起兵动众?

众:大队人马。旧指大规模出兵。现多指动用很多人力做某件事

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