军械

軍械

jūnxiè

noun #34,602

Meanings

1 military weapons and equipment
2 ordnance; arms (firearms, artillery, ammunition)

Characters

weapon, implement

Examples

军械库里存放着各种武器。

Jūnxiè kù lǐ cúnfàng zhe gè zhǒng wǔqì.

Various weapons are stored in the armory.

他在军械所工作。

Tā zài jūnxiè suǒ gōngzuò.

He works at the ordnance department.

军队定期检查军械。

Jūnduì dìngqī jiǎnchá jūnxiè.

The army regularly inspects its ordnance.

Tips

usage

Formal military term — 军 (military) + 械 (instrument, weapon). Common compounds: 军械库 (armory), 军械所 (ordnance office), 军械员 (ordnance officer). For everyday 'weapon' use 武器 (wǔqì); 军械 specifically frames weapons as military-issued equipment.

Stroke Order

军 jūn

械 xiè