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买马招军
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买马招军 — “To recruit followers and build up one's forces”

买马招军 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to recruit followers and build up one's forces”. To gather a team or resources for a project. Literally, “Buy horses and recruit soldiers”.

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买马招军 Pronunciation and Pinyin

买马招军 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
买
mǎi6to buy
马
mǎ3horse, big, large
招
zhāo8beckon, attract, confess, trick
军
jūn6military, army, corps

Example Sentence with 买马招军

为了顺利开展新业务,他一直在积极买马招军,组建自己的精英团队。
To successfully launch the new venture, he has been actively recruiting and building his elite team.

Idioms Related to 买马招军

Synonyms of 买马招军

  • mǎi买mǎ马zhāo招bīng兵recruit soldiers and buy horses
  • zhāo招bīng兵mǎi买mǎ马recruit talent and expand forces

More idioms starting with 买

  • mǎi买shàng上gào告xià下Bribe superiors and influence subordinates
  • mǎi买shàng上zhǔ嘱xià下bribe superiors and solicit subordinates
  • mǎi买dōng东mǎi买xī西go shopping for various items
  • mǎi买mài卖bù不chéng成rén仁yì义zài在Goodwill remains even if business fails
  • mǎi买guān官yù鬻jué爵buy and sell official posts
  • mǎi买dú椟huán还zhū珠value the superficial over the essential
  • mǎi买jué爵fàn贩guān官buy and sell official posts
  • mǎi买niú牛mài卖jiàn剑turn over a new leaf
  • mǎi买niú牛xī息gē戈Lay down arms, live peacefully
  • mǎi买lí犁mài卖jiàn剑lay down arms and farm
  • mǎi买dú犊mài卖dāo刀abandon violence for peaceful life
  • mǎi买wáng王dé得yáng羊Aim for superior, get lesser imitation

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Questions about 买马招军

What does 买马招军 mean?

买马招军 (mǎi mǎ zhāo jūn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to recruit followers and build up one's forces”.

How do you pronounce 买马招军?

买马招军 is pronounced mǎi mǎ zhāo jūn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 买马招军 literally mean?

Literally, 买马招军 means “Buy horses and recruit soldiers”. It is used to mean “to recruit followers and build up one's forces”.

What is the Chinese definition of 买马招军?

犹言招兵买马。

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