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Meaning of 赵括

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赵 zhào 括 kuò (Trad.: 趙括)
Zhao Kuo (-260 BC), hapless general of Zhao 赵国 , who famously led an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 长平之战 in 260 BC; also called Ma Fuzi 马服子
Example Sentences
1
赵王信以为真
,
就让赵括取代廉颇
,
统领全军
。
The king took it for true and appointed Zhao Kuo as the general commander in place of Lian Po.
2
不久
,
赵括的军队就被打败了
,
而他自己也被箭射死了
。
Soon the Zhao armies were destroyed and Zhao Kuo himself was shot dead by arrows.
3
大臣蔺相如表示反对
,
赵括的母亲也请求赵王不要派她儿子去
。
Minister Lin Xiangru opposed the appointment. Zhao Kuo's mother also asked the king of Zhao not to charger her son with the mission.
4
由于赵括没有实际作战经验
,
结果陷入秦军重围
,
被乱箭射死
。
Zhao Kuo found himself tightly encircled and was killed by the troops of Qin owing to lacking practical war experience.
5
于是
,
秦军派奸细四处散布谣言
,
说秦军除了赵括以外谁都不怕
。
Therefore, the spies of Qin spread rumors that the troops of Qin were afraid of nobody but Zhao Kuo.