Chinese–English

收兵

shōu bīng · shou bing

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to retreat
  2. to withdraw troops
  3. to recall troops
  4. fig. to finish work
  5. to wind up
  6. to call it a day
  7. used with negatives: the task is far from over
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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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