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解甲休兵 — “To lay down arms and cease hostilities”

解甲休兵 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lay down arms and cease hostilities”. To stop fighting and make peace. Literally, “Take off armor and cease fighting; lay down arms and rest soldiers”.

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解甲休兵 Pronunciation and Pinyin

解甲休兵 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
解
jiě13untie, explain, or solve
甲
jiǎ5first, armor, or nail
休
xiū6to rest or cease
兵
bīng7weapon, soldier, military affairs

Example Sentence with 解甲休兵

经过数年的激烈竞争,两家公司最终决定解甲休兵,转而寻求合作共赢的模式。
After several years of fierce competition, the two companies finally decided to lay down their arms and cease hostilities, instead seeking a win-win cooperation model.

Idioms Related to 解甲休兵

Synonyms of 解甲休兵

  • jiě解jiǎ甲xiū休shì士lay down arms and rest troops

More idioms starting with 解

  • jiě解rén人nán难dé得A true confidant is hard to find
  • jiě解bīng兵shì释jiǎ甲lay down arms and armor
  • 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
  • jiě解jiǎ甲shì释bīng兵lay down arms and cease fighting

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Questions about 解甲休兵

What does 解甲休兵 mean?

解甲休兵 (jiě jiǎ xiū bīng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lay down arms and cease hostilities”.

How do you pronounce 解甲休兵?

解甲休兵 is pronounced jiě jiǎ xiū bīng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 解甲休兵 literally mean?

Literally, 解甲休兵 means “Take off armor and cease fighting; lay down arms and rest soldiers”. It is used to mean “to lay down arms and cease hostilities”.

What is the Chinese definition of 解甲休兵?

指不再战斗。同“解甲休士”。

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