kị binh

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Cavalry: A military unit that historically fought mounted on horseback. This is the primary and most common meaning, referring to the troops themselves as a collective force.
    • Cavalryman, Trooper: An individual soldier serving in a cavalry unit. (Note: This meaning is less common in modern general usage than the collective sense).
Usage Examples
  • Noun (Cavalry):
    • Kị binh lực lượng tấn công nhanh mạnh mẽ trong các trận đánh thời xưa. (The cavalry was a fast and powerful attacking force in ancient battles.)
    • Vị tướng đã điều động kị binh tấn công vào sườn địch. (The general deployed the cavalry to attack the enemy's flank.)
  • Noun (Cavalryman):
    • Người lính kị binh đó cưỡi ngựa rất giỏi. (That cavalryman rides horses very well.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Kị binh nhẹ": Light cavalry. Cavalry troops used for reconnaissance, skirmishing, and rapid maneuvers, typically with lighter armor.
    • Kị binh nhẹ được dùng để do thám quấy rối hậu phương địch. (Light cavalry was used for scouting and harassing the enemy's rear.)
  • "Kị binh nặng": Heavy cavalry. Cavalry troops used for decisive charges, equipped with heavier weapons and armor.
    • Kị binh nặng với áo giáp dày nỗi khiếp sợ của bộ binh. (Heavy cavalry with thick armor was the terror of infantry.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Kỵ binh: This is a common alternate spelling of "kị binh". Both forms are correct and used interchangeably.
  • Kỵ (noun): Knight, horseman. This word refers more to the individual rider, often with a chivalric or non-military connotation, unlike the military-specific "kị binh".
    • Các kỵ tham gia vào một cuộc thi đấu. (The knights participated in a tournament.)
  • Binh chủng (noun): Military branch or arm. "Kị binh" is one type of "binh chủng".
    • Bộ binh, pháo binh kị binh các binh chủng chính. (Infantry, artillery, and cavalry are the main military branches.)
Synonyms
  • Cavalry: (English equivalent) The closest and most direct synonym.
  • Lực lượng kỵ : (Vietnamese phrase) A more descriptive synonym meaning "mounted force".
Related Phrases / Compound Terms
  • Đội kị binh: Cavalry troop/squadron.
    • Một đội kị binh đang tuần tra. (A cavalry troop is on patrol.)
  • Tấn công như kị binh: To attack like cavalry. An idiom describing a very fast and forceful assault.
    • Đội bóng đó tấn công như kị binh trong hiệp hai. (That team attacked like cavalry in the second half.)
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