军火 (jūnhuǒ): arms

Measure Word

一批军火 pī

Jǐngfāng cháhuò le yī pī jūnhuǒ.

The police seized a batch of arms.

Jūnhuǒ jiāoyì shì wéifǎ de.

Arms dealing is illegal.

Zhège guójiā shì shìjiè shàng zuì dà de jūnhuǒ chūkǒuguó zhī yī.

This country is one of the largest arms exporters in the world.

usage

军火 specifically refers to military-grade weapons and ammunition. For weapons in general, use 武器 (wǔqì). 军火商 (jūnhuǒshāng) means 'arms dealer'.

军 jūn

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