WordTaiwan frequency #26,057
按兵不動
ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ
“to hold troops back and take no action; to refrain from acting while observing the situation”
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按
ㄢˋ
To press down with hand; to push; to restrain or shelve; to follow or according to; to check or refer to; to patrol.
兵
ㄅㄧㄥ
Soldiers; troops; an army; weapons; military affairs; warlike.
不
ㄅㄨˋ
Function word; no; not; un-; negative prefix; used to form questions or emphasize a statement; sometimes used for rhythm.
動
ㄉㄨㄥˋ
to move or change position; to stir or act; to touch or affect; to use; to start or initiate; to eat; often or usually.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 活動ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋan organized event or occasion; a planned action or campaign; physical exercise or movement; loose or movable; flexible or adaptable; liquid (capital); (volcanic, seismic, economic) activity.
- 不會ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋwill not; not going to; cannot; not able to; (Tw) don't mention it; not at all
- 不同ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊnot the same; different; distinct; not alike.
- 不過ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋonly; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway; cannot be more (after adjectives); extremely (after adjectives); unable to complete or bear (after verbs)
- 不能ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊcannot; must not; should not; unable to; less capable; inferior ability
- 不要ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋdon't; must not; used to tell someone not to do something; a polite way to advise against an action.
- 運動ㄩㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋphysical exercise; sports; movement; motion; a campaign or organized mass activity; to move; to exercise
- 不斷ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋcontinuously; without interruption; unceasingly; constantly; in a continuous manner
- 不少ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄠˇmany; quite a few; a good number of; not a small amount
- 行動ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋaction; operation; a course of conduct; to move about; mobile; to take action toward a goal
- 不僅ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇnot only; not just; not limited to; used as a correlative conjunction meaning 'not only … but also …'
- 推動ㄊㄨㄟ ㄉㄨㄥˋto push forward; to promote; to give impetus to; to advance; to propel