| 1 | 兵 | 兵 | bīng | bing1 | soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 2 | 民兵 | 民兵 | mín bīng | min2 bing1 | people's militia; militia; militiaman | | |
| 3 | 士兵 | 士兵 | shì bīng | shi4 bing1 | soldier; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 4 | 兵力 | 兵力 | bīng lì | bing1 li4 | military strength; armed forces; troops | | |
| 5 | 官兵 | 官兵 | guān bīng | guan1 bing1 | officers and men | | |
| 6 | 当兵 | 當兵 | dāng bīng | dang1 bing1 | to serve in the army; to be a soldier | | |
| 7 | 步兵 | 步兵 | bù bīng | bu4 bing1 | infantry; foot; infantryman; foot soldier | | |
| 8 | 新兵 | 新兵 | xīn bīng | xin1 bing1 | new (army) recruit | | |
| 9 | 工农兵 | 工農兵 | gōng nóng bīng | gong1 nong2 bing1 | workers, peasants, and soldiers; the proletariat | | |
| 10 | 老兵 | 老兵 | lǎo bīng | lao3 bing1 | veteran | | |
| 11 | 宪兵 | 憲兵 | xiàn bīng | xian4 bing1 | military police | | |
| 12 | 炮兵 | 炮兵 | pào bīng | pao4 bing1 | artillery soldier; gunner; also written 炮兵 ; artillery soldier; gunner | | |
| 13 | 练兵 | 練兵 | liàn bīng | lian4 bing1 | to drill troops; army training | | |
| 14 | 兵士 | 兵士 | bīng shì | bing1 shi4 | ordinary soldier | | |
| 15 | 出兵 | 出兵 | chū bīng | chu1 bing1 | to send troops | | |
| 16 | 孙子兵法 | 孫子兵法 | sūn zǐ bīng fǎ | Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3 | “Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书 | | |
| 17 | 兵团 | 兵團 | bīng tuán | bing1 tuan2 | large military unit; formation; corps; army | | |
| 18 | 清兵 | 清兵 | qīng bīng | Qing1 bing1 | Qing troops; Manchu soldiers | | |
| 19 | 派兵 | 派兵 | pài bīng | pai4 bing1 | to dispatch troops | | |
| 20 | 水兵 | 水兵 | shuǐ bīng | shui3 bing1 | enlisted sailor in navy | | |
| 21 | 标兵 | 標兵 | biāo bīng | biao1 bing1 | parade guards (usually spaced out along parade routes); example; model; pacesetter | | |
| 22 | 哨兵 | 哨兵 | shào bīng | shao4 bing1 | sentinel | | |
| 23 | 兵差 | 兵差 | bīng chāi | bing1 chai1 | labor conscripted to support the military | | |
| 24 | 服兵役 | 服兵役 | fú bīng yì | fu2 bing1 yi4 | to serve in the army | | |
| 25 | 兵符 | 兵符 | bīng fú | bing1 fu2 | see 虎符 | | |