饟 (xiǎng) - To provide provisions or supplies to an army & provisions, rations

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饟 · xiǎng

To provide provisions or supplies to an army;

provisions, rations;

to feed, to supply.

To provide provisions or supplies to an armyprovisions, rationsto feed, to supply.

Usage highlights

Army provisionsTransport suppliesFrontier provisionsSupply the troopsGrain provisionsSupply route

Synonyms

  • 粮— grain, provisions
  • 饷— military provisions, pay
  • 糈— official provisions, rations

Antonyms

  • 饥— hunger, famine
  • 匮— deficiency, lack

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The army needed provisions (军需饟).
  • They transported supplies to the frontier (运送饟到边疆).
  • The logistics officer managed the rations (后勤官管理饟).

Collocations

  • Army provisions(军饟)
  • Transport supplies(运饟)
  • Frontier provisions(边饟)
  • Supply the troops(饟军)
  • Grain provisions(粮饟)
  • Supply route(饟道)

Idioms

  • To supply provisions for a long campaign(千里馈饟)
  • Transporting provisions to support the army(飞刍挽饟)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in classical and military contexts related to logistics and supply chains for armies.
  • Appears in historical texts discussing military campaigns and frontier defense strategies.
  • Reflects the importance of logistics in traditional Chinese warfare and state administration.

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