Chinese word

武装

Pronunciation

Pinyinwǔ zhuāng

Meaning

  • verbarm oneself

Example

他们开始武装自己以保护村庄。tā men kāi shǐ wǔ zhuāng zì jǐ yǐ bǎo hù cūn zhuāng

They began arming themselves to protect the village.

Illustration for 武装 (arm oneself)

More examples

边境地区的民兵开始武装抵抗来保护村庄。biān jìng dì qū de mín bīng kāi shǐ wǔ zhuāng dǐ kàng lái bǎo hù cūn zhuāng

The militia in the border area began arming themselves and resisting to protect the village.

Core concept

Adding military equipment and readiness to someone or something, so it gains the power to act in a military way.

Common phrases

  • 武装自己wǔ zhuāng zì jǐ

    arm oneself

  • 武装抵抗wǔ zhuāng dǐ kàng

    resist while armed

  • 武装袭击wǔ zhuāng xí jī

    attack while armed

Similar words

装备zhuāng bèi: Equips a person, group, or place with tools, machines, weapons, or other needed equipment.
配备pèi bèi: Assigns needed people or supplies to specific places or roles so they can be used.
武装化wǔ zhuāng huà: Makes a group or region military in nature by providing weapons or troops.

Definition in Chinese

给个人、团体或地点配备武器或军需物资，使之具有军事性质或战斗能力。gěi gè rén tuán tǐ huò dì diǎn pèi bèi wǔ qì huò jūn xū wù zī shǐ zhī jù yǒu jūn shì xìng zhì huò zhàn dòu néng lì

Word origin

武 (wǔ, "martial") + 装 (zhuāng, "equip") forms 武装 (wǔzhuāng, "arm"), linking martial power with the act of outfitting.

Usage tips

  • The reflexive pattern means that the subject equips itself, while an object after the verb identifies who or what receives the military equipment.

Other meanings

  • equipverb
  • militarizeverb

Opposites

  • 非武装化fēi wǔ zhuāng huàdemilitarizeverb
  • 裁军cái jūndisarmverb

Related words

  • 武装化wǔ zhuāng huàmilitarizeverb
  • 武装力量wǔ zhuāng lì liàngarmed forcesnoun
  • 武装分子wǔ zhuāng fèn zǐarmed group membersnoun

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