按兵不动

Traditional form:

按兵不動

Pinyin (reading):

ànbīngbùdòng

Definitions:

• to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time

Characters:

• 按 - to check, to control, to push, to restrain
• 兵 - soldier; troops, an army; warlike
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 动 - to move, to happen; movement, action

Traditional characters:

• 按 - to check, to control, to push, to restrain
• 兵 - soldier; troops, an army; warlike
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 動 - to move, to happen; movement, action