cất binh
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Verb:
- To raise troops; to mobilize an army: The act of gathering and assembling soldiers or military forces for a specific purpose, such as defense or an expedition. This is an older, literary term in Vietnamese.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Nhà vua quyết định cất binh để bảo vệ biên cương. (The king decided to raise troops to protect the border.)
- Trong lịch sử, các lãnh chúa thường cất binh chống lại triều đình. (In history, lords often raised troops against the court.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is primarily found in historical or literary contexts, describing military actions in feudal or pre-modern times. It is not used for contemporary military mobilizations.
Variants and Related Words
- Cất quân: A near-synonymous phrase also meaning to mobilize troops.
- Tướng lĩnh cất quân tiến về phía nam. (The general mobilized troops to march southward.)
Synonyms
- Tuyển binh: To recruit soldiers.
- Động binh: To move troops (often implying deployment or movement of already assembled forces).
Related Phrases
- Cất binh đánh giặc: To raise troops to fight the enemy.
- Cả nước đồng lòng cất binh đánh giặc. (The whole country united to raise troops to fight the enemy.)
- To raise troops