收兵

shōu bīng

Meanings

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shōu bīng

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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Wiktionary

1.to retreat (an army); to withdraw one’s forces
2.to wind up; to conclude; to bring to a close
3.to attract members of the opposite sex so that they would do anything to pursue you

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Etymology

;“to attract members of the opposite sex”

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Components

收丩⺙

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草率收兵 to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted 鸣金收兵 to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat 草草收兵 to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted