全民皆兵 Total mobilization
Explanation
指全体国民都参加军事，随时准备抵抗侵略。
Refers to all citizens participating in military activities and being ready at any time to resist aggression.
Origin Story
公元前206年，秦朝灭亡，天下大乱，项羽起兵反秦，刘邦也率兵从沛县出发，走向了推翻秦朝的革命道路。当时，许多农民都起来反抗秦朝的残暴统治，参加战争的人数众多，几乎达到了“全民皆兵”的地步。这是中国历史上第一次出现全民皆兵的大规模战争，也是中国历史上的一次重要军事变革。它标志着中国人民的军事力量发生了质的飞跃，为后来的统一战争奠定了基础。
In 206 BC, the Qin Dynasty collapsed, and the world was in chaos. Xiang Yu rebelled against Qin, and Liu Bang also led his troops from Pei County, embarking on the revolutionary road to overthrow the Qin Dynasty. At that time, many peasants rose up against the tyrannical rule of the Qin Dynasty, and the number of participants in the war was huge, almost reaching the point of total mobilization. This was the first large-scale total mobilization war in Chinese history, as well as a major military reform. It marked a qualitative leap in the military strength of the Chinese people and laid the foundation for the subsequent unification wars.
Usage
作主语、宾语、定语；多用于描述战争年代的场景。
As subject, object, attributive; often used to describe scenes from wartime.
Examples
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面对外敌入侵，国家实行全民皆兵的政策。
miàn duì wài dí rù qīn, guójiā shíxíng quánmín jiē bīng de zhèngcè
Facing foreign aggression, the country implemented a policy of total mobilization.
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为了保卫家园，全国人民都拿起武器，全民皆兵，英勇作战。
wèile bǎo wèi jiā yuán, quán guó rénmín dōu ná qǐ wǔqì, quánmín jiē bīng, yīngyǒng zuòzhàn
To defend their homeland, all the people took up arms and fought bravely in a people's war.