| 军 |
jūn bèi jìng sài | arms race / armament(s) race |
| 军 |
jūn | (bound form) army / military |
| 军 |
jūn bèi | (military) arms / armaments |
| 备 |
bèi | variant of 备 |
| 备 |
bèi | (bound form) to prepare; to equip / (literary) fully; completely |
| 竞 |
jìng | to compete / to contend / to struggle |
| 竞 |
jìng sài | to compete; to race / contest; competition; match; race |
| 赛 |
sài | to compete / competition / match / to surpass / better than / superior to / to excel |