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按兵不动

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按兵不动 [ànbīngbúdòng]

1. hold one's troops where they are; not throw one's troops into battle

我们先按兵不动，看敌人有动静了再说。
2. take no action; bide one's time

大家都干起来了，你怎么还按兵不动呢?

Everybody else has started work. Why do you sit there doing nothing?

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大家都干起来了，你怎么还按兵不动呢?: Everybody else has started work. Why do you sit there doing nothing? → 按兵不动
我们先按兵不动，看敌人有动静了再说。 → 按兵不动
敌人已经在城下骂阵了, 我们却还是按兵不动。: The enemies are provoking us to battle with a stream of abuse, but we still take no action. → 骂阵
按兵不动。 → 按

Word Decomposition

按 [àn]	+	兵 [bīng]	+	不 [bù]	+	动 [dòng]

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[Antonyms] 闻风而动

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