Usage of the character 枪
Qiāng
枪
[槍]
- surname Qiang
qiāng
枪
[槍]
- gun
- firearm
- rifle
- spear
- thing with shape or function similar to a gun
- CL:支 (zhī),把 (bǎ),桿／杆 (gǎn),條／条 (tiáo),枝 (zhī)
- to substitute for another person in a test
- to knock
- classifier for rifle shots
qiāng
枪
[鎗]
- variant of 槍／枪 (qiāng)
- rifle
- spear
zhòngqiāng
中枪
[中槍]
- to be hit by a gun
- shot
qiāngzhī
枪枝
[槍枝]
- a gun
- guns in general
- same as 槍支／枪支
xiáqiāng
匣枪
[匣槍]
- Mauser pistol (C96 type)
qìqiāng
气枪
[氣槍]
- an air gun
qiāngfǎ
枪法
[槍法]
- marksmanship
shǒuqiāng
手枪
[手槍]
- pistol
- CL:把 (bǎ)
dǎqiāng
打枪
[打槍]
- to fire a gun
- to substitute for sb in sitting an examination
qiāngfěi
枪匪
[槍匪]
- bandits with guns
- an armed criminal
- a gunman
qiāngshāng
枪伤
[槍傷]
- gunshot wound
fàngqiāng
放枪
[放槍]
- to open fire
- to shoot a gun
qiāngzhī
枪支
[槍支]
- a gun
- guns in general
huāqiāng
花枪
[花槍]
- short spear (arch.)
- fig. trickery
diànqiāng
电枪
[電槍]
- stun gun
- Taser
qiāngkǒu
枪口
[槍口]
- muzzle of a gun
huǒqiāng
火枪
[火槍]
- firearms (in historical context)
- flintlock (old powder and shot firearm)
qiāngbì
枪毙
[槍斃]
- to execute by firing squad
- to shoot dead
- fig. to discard
- to get rid of
qiāngguǎn
枪管
[槍管]
- gun barrel
qiāngtuō
枪托
[槍托]
- butt of a gun
- stock
shuǐqiāng
水枪
[水槍]
- water pistol (toy)
- water gun
- sprinkler
- water cannon
qiāngzǐ
枪子
[槍子]
- bullet
gāngqiāng
钢枪
[鋼槍]
- rifle
jīqiāng
机枪
[機槍]
- machine gun
qiāngcì
枪刺
[槍刺]
- bayonet
qiānggǎn
枪杆
[槍桿]
- gun barrel
qiāngpào
枪炮
[槍砲]
- firearm
qiāngjī
枪机
[槍機]
- bolt of gun
qiāngzhàn
枪战
[槍戰]
- gun battle
- firefight
qiāngtáng
枪膛
[槍膛]
- bore of a gun
qiāngtǒng
枪筒
[槍筒]
- barrel of a gun
niǎoqiāng
鸟枪
[鳥槍]
- flintlock musket
- fowling piece (shotgun)
- air gun
chíqiāng
持枪
[持槍]
- to carry a gun
qiāngdàn
枪弹
[槍彈]
- bullet
qíqiāng
骑枪
[騎槍]
- carbine
- lance
biāoqiāng
标枪
[標槍]
- javelin
qiāngxiè
枪械
[槍械]
- firearm
yángqiāng
洋枪
[洋槍]
- western style guns (in former times)
míngqiāng
鸣枪
[鳴槍]
- to fire warning shots
lěngqiāng
冷枪
[冷槍]
- sniper's shot
qiāngbēng
枪崩
[槍崩]
- to shoot
hànqiāng
焊枪
[焊槍]
- welding torch
qiāngshuān
枪栓
[槍栓]
- gun bolt
qiāngshuān
枪闩
[槍閂]
- breech bolt (e.g. of rifle)
biāoqiāng
镖枪
[鏢槍]
- variant of 標槍／标枪 (biāoqiāng)
qiāngyī
枪衣
[槍衣]
- gun cover
bùqiāng
步枪
[步槍]
- rifle
- CL:把 (bǎ),枝 (zhī)
mǎqiāng
马枪
[馬槍]
- carbine
- lance
qiāngshù
枪术
[槍術]
- qiang (spear)
jiǎoqiāng
缴枪
[繳槍]
- to lay down one's arms
- to surrender
- to disarm
qiāngtì
枪替
[槍替]
- to substitute for sb in sitting an examination
kāiqiāng
开枪
[開槍]
- to open fire
- to shoot a gun
qiāngjī
枪击
[槍擊]
- to shoot with a gun
- shooting incident
qiāngshā
枪杀
[槍殺]
- to shoot dead
qiāngjué
枪决
[槍決]
- to execute by firing squad
- same as 槍斃／枪毙
qiāngshēng
枪声
[槍聲]
- crack
- shooting sound
- gunshot
tǎngqiāng
躺枪
[躺槍]
- (neologism c. 2014) (coll.) to be unfairly targeted (abbr. for 躺著也中槍／躺着也中枪 (tǎngzheyězhòngqiāng))
yānqiāng
烟枪
[煙槍]
- opium pipe
lièqiāng
猎枪
[獵槍]
- hunting gun
- shotgun
qiāngyǎn
枪眼
[槍眼]
- loophole (for firing)
- embrasure
chángqiāng
长枪
[長槍]
- pike
- CL:支 (zhī)
qiāngshǒu
枪手
[槍手]
- gunman
- sharpshooter
- sb who takes an exam for sb else
- sb who produces a piece of work for sb else to pass off as their own
dāoqiāng
刀枪
[刀槍]
- sword and spear
- weapons
páiqiāng
排枪
[排槍]
- volley of rifle fire; salvo
qiāngbǎn
枪版
[槍版]
- amateur pirated DVD, made e.g. by shooting a running movie
pēnqiāng
喷枪
[噴槍]
- spray gun
dǎshǒuqiāng
打手枪
[打手槍]
- to masturbate
shuǎhuāqiāng
耍花枪
[耍花槍]
- to play tricks
- to dupe
jīguānqiāng
机关枪
[機關槍]
- machine gun
- also written 機槍／机枪 (jīqiāng)
sǎndànqiāng
散弹枪
[散彈槍]
- shotgun
ěrwēnqiāng
耳温枪
[耳溫槍]
- ear thermometer
qiānghuīsè
枪灰色
[槍灰色]
- gunmetal gray
huímǎqiāng
回马枪
[回馬槍]
- sudden thrust (that catches the opponent off guard)
chōngfēngqiāng
冲锋枪
[衝鋒槍]
- submachine gun
xiàndànqiāng
霰弹枪
[霰彈槍]
- shotgun
qiāngbàr
枪把儿
[槍把兒]
- butt of a gun
huǒqiāngshǒu
火枪手
[火槍手]
- gunman
- musketeer
dāngqiāngshǐ
当枪使
[當槍使]
- to use (sb) as a tool
qīngjīqiāng
轻机枪
[輕機槍]
- light machine gun
jīnqiāngyú
金枪鱼
[金槍魚]
- tuna
suìfāqiāng
燧发枪
[燧發槍]
- flintlock
zàiqiāngkǒu
在枪口
[在槍口]
- at gunpoint
shuǐdànqiāng
水弹枪
[水彈槍]
- gel blaster; gel gun
jiāyóuqiāng
加油枪
[加油槍]
- fuel nozzle
qiāngliúdàn
枪榴弹
[槍榴彈]
- rifle grenade
qiāngwūzéi
枪乌贼
[槍烏賊]
- squid
qiāngjī'àn
枪击案
[槍擊案]
- a shooting
cèwēnqiāng
测温枪
[測溫槍]
- temperature gun
mǎodīngqiāng
铆钉枪
[鉚釘槍]
- rivet gun
Tàisèqiāng
泰瑟枪
[泰瑟槍]
- Taser (electroshock weapon)
qiānggǎnzi
枪杆子
[槍桿子]
- gun barrel
fālìngqiāng
发令枪
[發令槍]
- starting pistol
zhòngjīqiāng
重机枪
[重機槍]
- heavy machine gun
láifùqiāng
来复枪
[來復槍]
- rifle (loanword)
- also written 來福槍／来福枪
dǎjiāoqiāng
打胶枪
[打膠槍]
- sealant gun
- glue gun
lāmǎoqiāng
拉铆枪
[拉鉚槍]
- see 鉚釘槍／铆钉枪 (mǎodīngqiāng)
wánjùqiāng
玩具枪
[玩具槍]
- toy gun
hóngyīngqiāng
红樱枪
[紅櫻槍]
- ancient spear-like weapon, decorated with a red tassel
láifúqiāng
来福枪
[來福槍]
- rifle (loanword)
- also written 來復槍／来复枪
rèfēngqiāng
热风枪
[熱風槍]
- heat gun
lǎoyānqiāng
老烟枪
[老煙槍]
- heavy smoker
- chain smoker
- life-long smoker
chīqiāngyào
吃枪药
[吃槍藥]
- (lit.) to have swallowed gunpowder
- (fig.) to be ablaze with anger
- ornery
- snappy
bókéqiāng
驳壳枪
[駁殼槍]
- Mauser pistol
yāpiànqiāng
鸦片枪
[鴉片槍]
- opium pipe
qiānggǎnr
枪杆儿
[槍桿兒]
- gun barrel
shèdīngqiāng
射钉枪
[射釘槍]
- nail gun
- stud gun
kǎbīnqiāng
卡宾枪
[卡賓槍]
- carbine rifle (loanword)
yīqiāngmìngzhòng
一枪命中
[一槍命中]
- (idiom) to hit with the first shot
zhēndāozhēnqiāng
真刀真枪
[真刀真槍]
- real swords, real spears (idiom)
- real weapons
- very much for real
- every bit real
- the genuine article
dānqiāngpǐmǎ
单枪匹马
[單槍匹馬]
- lit. single spear and horse (idiom); fig. single-handed
- unaccompanied
qīngjīguānqiāng
轻机关枪
[輕機關槍]
- also written 輕機槍／轻机枪
- light machine gun
chúnqiāngshéjiàn
唇枪舌剑
[唇槍舌劍]
- (idiom) to cross verbal swords; to have a heated verbal exchange
hèqiāngshídàn
荷枪实弹
[荷槍實彈]
- (idiom) armed
- carrying a loaded firearm
qiānglínjiànyǔ
枪林箭雨
[槍林箭雨]
- forest of spear, rain of arrows
chíqiāngqiǎngjié
持枪抢劫
[持槍搶劫]
- armed robbery
gāoshèjīqiāng
高射机枪
[高射機槍]
- anti-aircraft machine gun
- CL:架 (jià)
zhuànlúnshǒuqiāng
转轮手枪
[轉輪手槍]
- revolver (handgun)
zuǒlúnshǒuqiāng
左轮手枪
[左輪手槍]
- revolver
chángqiāngduǎnpào
长枪短炮
[長槍短炮]
- camera (jocular)
tūjībùqiāng
突击步枪
[突擊步槍]
- assault rifle
zhòngjīguānqiāng
重机关枪
[重機關槍]
- also written 重機槍／重机枪
- heavy machine gun
cāqiāngzǒuhuǒ
擦枪走火
[擦槍走火]
- to shoot accidentally while polishing a gun
- (fig.) a minor incident that sparks a war
línzhènmóqiāng
临阵磨枪
[臨陣磨槍]
- lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom)
- fig. to make preparations only at the last moment
dāoqiāngbùrù
刀枪不入
[刀槍不入]
- lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)
- fig. invulnerable
- untouchable
- thick-skinned
- impervious to criticism
jiǎoqiāngbùshā
缴枪不杀
[繳槍不殺]
- “surrender and your life will be spared”
niǎoqiānghuànpào
鸟枪换炮
[鳥槍換炮]
- bird shotgun replaced by cannon (idiom); equipment improved enormously
chúnqiāngshézhàn
唇枪舌战
[唇槍舌戰]
- see 唇槍舌劍／唇枪舌剑 (chúnqiāngshéjiàn)
Wūzīchōngfēngqiāng
乌兹冲锋枪
[烏茲衝鋒槍]
- Uzi (submachine gun)
qiāngdǎchūtóuniǎo
枪打出头鸟
[槍打出頭鳥]
- the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom)
- nonconformity gets punished
Mǎkèqìnjīqiāng
马克沁机枪
[馬克沁機槍]
- Maxim machine gun
Bùlúnqīngjīqiāng
布伦轻机枪
[布倫輕機槍]
- Bren gun, British light machine gun first produced in 1937
Jiātèlínjīqiāng
加特林机枪
[加特林機槍]
- Gatling gun
yínyànglàqiāngtóu
银样镴枪头
[銀樣鑞槍頭]
- silvery spear point actually made of pewter (idiom); fig. worthless despite an attractive exterior
tǎngzheyězhòngqiāng
躺着也中枪
[躺著也中槍]
- (Internet slang) (lit.) to get shot even though lying down; (fig.) to be unfairly targeted
míngqiānghǎoduǒ,ànjiànnánfáng
明枪好躲，暗箭难防
[明槍好躲，暗箭難防]
- lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
míngqiāngyìduǒ,ànjiànnánfáng
明枪易躲，暗箭难防
[明槍易躲，暗箭難防]
- lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies