<p>阅兵 should be always translated into "Military Parade". Period. </p>

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2015-09-21T07:37:34.523Z
2015-09-21T07:37:34.523Z
Winfred Huang
<p>Generally I think BBC is a good place to learn English. As "阅兵" is a pretty big event recently, you can see it on news in most English speaking countries. So, just take a look of a news title from BBC: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-34125418">China military parade commemorates WW2 victory over Japan</a>.</p>

<p>"Military parade" looks good to me. However, if you are one of the officials, then you are in a different position. You would call it "review troops". But for outsiders like us, it's an event, a "military parade".</p>

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2015-09-04T11:14:15.170Z
2015-09-04T11:14:15.170Z
Madwyn
<p>The word 阅兵 has been used a lot the last couple of days, for obvious reasons, mostly for one specific <em>activity</em>. Dictionaries define as follows:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php?page=worddict&amp;wdrst=0&amp;wdqb=%E9%98%85%E5%85%B5" rel="nofollow noreferrer">CC-CEDICT</a></p>

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  <p>to review troops</p>
</blockquote>

<p><a href="http://www.cjkware.com/search?id=%22%E9%96%B2%E5%85%B5%2F%E9%98%85%E5%85%B5%2Fyu%C3%A8b%C4%ABng%22&amp;query=%E9%98%85%E5%85%B5" rel="nofollow noreferrer">KEY</a></p>

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  <p>◊ review troops </p>
</blockquote>

<p><a href="http://www.zdic.net/c/5/160/359767.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">zdic</a></p>

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  <p>[military review;review troops] 即检阅车马兵员装备等</p>
</blockquote>

<p>but these don't <em>really</em> fit...</p>

<p><a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world/asia" rel="nofollow noreferrer">BBC Asia</a></p>

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  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/l57wW.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/l57wW.png" alt="bbc"></a></p>
</blockquote>

<p>calls it a</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>parade</p>
</blockquote>

<p>and a </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>war show</p>
</blockquote>

<ul>
<li>What exactly does 阅兵 mean/translate as?</li>
</ul>

<p>[we're talking about the "parade"/"show" here]</p>

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2015-09-04T10:19:57.267Z
Why would it not translate as 'military parade'? Or literally 'watching/inspecting the troops'.
imrek
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2015-09-04T10:39:43.880Z
@DrunkenMaster military parade is pretty good, I just wasn't sure if there was a more appropriate term.
Mou某
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2015-09-21T09:17:37.090Z
A military parade is, in its standard English meaning, a drill when it is done for practice, or a review of the troops when it is done to be seen-- either by officers or the public.  Of course a circus parade or a parade of stars or what have you is quite a different thing.  But a public military parade is a troop review, or in other words the public is watching/inspecting the troops..  See the helpful discussion at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_parade
Colin McLarty
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What exactly does 阅兵 mean/translate as?
# What exactly does 阅兵 mean/translate as?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-09-04)

The word 阅兵 has been used a lot the last couple of days, for obvious reasons, mostly for one specific *activity*. Dictionaries define as follows:

[CC-CEDICT](http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php?page=worddict&wdrst=0&wdqb=%E9%98%85%E5%85%B5)

> to review troops

[KEY](http://www.cjkware.com/search?id=%22%E9%96%B2%E5%85%B5%2F%E9%98%85%E5%85%B5%2Fyu%C3%A8b%C4%ABng%22&query=%E9%98%85%E5%85%B5)

> ◊ review troops

[zdic](http://www.zdic.net/c/5/160/359767.htm)

> [military review;review troops] 即检阅车马兵员装备等

but these don't *really* fit...

[BBC Asia](http://www.bbc.com/news/world/asia)

> [![bbc](https://i.sstatic.net/l57wW.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/l57wW.png)

calls it a

> parade

and a

> war show

* What exactly does 阅兵 mean/translate as?

[we're talking about the "parade"/"show" here]

**Tags:** translation, meaning
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Why would it not translate as 'military parade'? Or literally 'watching/inspecting the troops'.  
> **username_0**: @DrunkenMaster military parade is pretty good, I just wasn't sure if there was a more appropriate term.  
> **username_2**: A military parade is, in its standard English meaning, a drill when it is done for practice, or a review of the troops when it is done to be seen-- either by officers or the public.  Of course a circus parade or a parade of stars or what have you is quite a different thing.  But a public military parade is a troop review, or in other words the public is watching/inspecting the troops..  See the helpful discussion at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_parade  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2015-09-04. Score: 11 | Accepted answer

Generally I think BBC is a good place to learn English. As "阅兵" is a pretty big event recently, you can see it on news in most English speaking countries. So, just take a look of a news title from BBC: [China military parade commemorates WW2 victory over Japan](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-34125418).

"Military parade" looks good to me. However, if you are one of the officials, then you are in a different position. You would call it "review troops". But for outsiders like us, it's an event, a "military parade".


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### Answer by username_3 on 2015-09-21. Score: -1

阅兵 should be always translated into "Military Parade". Period.


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