士兵
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
士兵 (shìbīng) · soldier
士兵 (shìbīng) means “soldier”. It is written with 2 characters: 士 (scholar) + 兵 (soldier). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 士兵 is built
The characters
士 shì · scholar
What 士 is made of
士 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 3 strokes.
兵 bīng · soldier
What 兵 is made of
- 丘qiū — mound
- 斤jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 下xià — below
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 斤jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: Two hands 八 holding an axe 丘 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
士兵们每天早上跑步。Shìbīngmen měi tiān zǎoshang pǎo bù.The soldiers run every morning.
他爷爷以前是一名士兵。Tā yéye yǐqián shì yī míng shìbīng.His grandfather used to be a soldier.
Questions about 士兵
What does 士兵 mean?
士兵 (shìbīng) means “soldier”.
How do you pronounce 士兵?
士兵 is pronounced shìbīng.
Which HSK level is 士兵?
士兵 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 巴士bāshìbus
- 护士hùshinurse
- 男士nánshìgentleman
- 女士nǚshìlady
- 战士zhànshìsoldier
- 博士bóshìdoctor (PhD)
- 硕士shuòshìmaster's degree
- 人士rénshìfigure
- 绅士shēnshìgentleman
- 兵bīngsoldier
Learn 士兵 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 45: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.