cứu binh
Definition
- Noun:
- Rescue troops / Relief force: A military unit or group of soldiers specifically dispatched to provide urgent assistance, reinforce a besieged position, or save a situation from defeat. This is a specialized and somewhat rare military term.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Chỉ có cứu binh mới có thể giải vây cho đồn lính này. (Only rescue troops can relieve this garrison.)
- Tướng lệnh cho cứu binh tiến quân thần tốc. (The general ordered the relief force to advance at lightning speed.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily used in historical or formal military contexts, often describing forces in a defensive or desperate strategic situation.
Variants and Related Words
Quân cứu viện (n): Reinforcements, relief army. A more common modern term with a similar meaning.
- Quân cứu viện đã đến kịp thời. (The reinforcements arrived just in time.)
Giải vây (v): To relieve a siege, to break an encirclement. This is the action performed by cứu binh.
- Chiến dịch nhằm mục đích giải vây cho thành phố. (The campaign aimed to relieve the city.)
Synonyms
- Relief force: A military body sent to aid or replace other forces.
- Rescue troops: Soldiers tasked with a rescue or relief mission.
- Reinforcements: Additional troops sent to strengthen a military force.
Related Idioms
- Cầu viện binh: To call for/reinforcements. This phrase describes the action of requesting .
- Thành trì phải cầu viện binh từ kinh đô. (The fortress had to call for reinforcements from the capital.)