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解甲休士 — “To lay down arms and rest the troops”

解甲休士 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lay down arms and rest the troops”. To cease fighting and disband the army; to stop hostilities. Literally, “Take off armor, rest soldiers”.

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解甲休士 Pronunciation and Pinyin

解甲休士 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
解
jiě13untie, explain, or solve
甲
jiǎ5first, armor, or nail
休
xiū6to rest or cease
士
shì3scholar, gentleman, soldier

Example Sentence with 解甲休士

经过多年的辛勤工作,老园丁终于决定解甲休士,将他的玫瑰园交给年轻一代打理
After years of diligent work, the old gardener finally decided to lay down his tools and entrust his rose garden to the younger generation.

Idioms Related to 解甲休士

Synonyms of 解甲休士

  • jiě解jiǎ甲xiū休bīng兵lay down arms and cease hostilities

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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What does 解甲休士 mean?

解甲休士 (jiě jiǎ xiū shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lay down arms and rest the troops”.

How do you pronounce 解甲休士?

解甲休士 is pronounced jiě jiǎ xiū shì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 解甲休士 literally mean?

Literally, 解甲休士 means “Take off armor, rest soldiers”. It is used to mean “to lay down arms and rest the troops”.

What is the Chinese definition of 解甲休士?

卸下盔甲让士兵休息。指不再战斗。

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