day 89armies and weapons

armies and weapons

Talk about armies, weapons and military history in a museum, and say “surely it won’t come to that” with 何至于…….

today’s words

• 军事 jūnshì · military affairs; military
• 军官 jūnguān · army officer
• 官兵 guānbīng · officers and soldiers, troops
• 司令 sīlìng · commander
• 参谋 cānmóu · staff officer; to give advice
• 战士 zhànshì · soldier, fighter
• 战友 zhànyǒu · comrade-in-arms
• 海军 hǎijūn · navy
• 陆军 lùjūn · army (land forces)
• 空军 kōngjūn · air force
• 军舰 jūnjiàn · warship
• 潜艇 qiántǐng · submarine
• 坦克 tǎnkè · tank (vehicle)
• 导弹 dǎodàn · missile
• 核武器 héwǔqì · nuclear weapon
• 炸弹 zhàdàn · bomb; (figurative) bombshell
• 炸药 zhàyào · explosive
• 子弹 zǐdàn · bullet
• 炮 pào · cannon, artillery
• 弓 gōng · bow (weapon)
• 干戈 gāngē · weapons; war (written)
• 武力 wǔlì · force, military power
• 武装 wǔzhuāng · armed forces; to arm
• 国防 guófáng · national defence
• 驻 zhù · to be stationed, based (at)
• 驻扎 zhùzhā · to be stationed (troops)
• 操练 cāoliàn · to drill, train (troops)
• 演习 yǎnxí · (military) exercise; drill
• 口令 kǒulìng · word of command; password
• 代号 dàihào · code name
• 情报 qíngbào · intelligence, information
• 士气 shìqì · morale
• 威慑 wēishè · to deter; deterrence

sentences

• 不就是一次演习吗？何至于这么紧张？ · It’s only an exercise: why get so worked up?
• 一点儿小事，何至于吵成这样？ · Such a small thing: surely it’s not worth a row like this?
• 非得自己去看，才知道有多壮观。 · You only see how spectacular it is when you go yourself.
• 所谓“干戈”，就是古代的武器，后来指战争。 · 干戈 means ancient weapons, and by extension war.
• 用武力解决不了问题。 · Force can’t solve the problem.