喷枪

噴槍
pēnqiāng
noun #33,052

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 spray gun
  2. 2 paint sprayer
  3. 3 blowtorch

Examples

Gōngrén yòng pēnqiāng gěi qìchē shàng qī.
The workers use a spray gun to paint cars.
Chúshī yòng pēnqiāng gěi tiándiǎn jiāohuà tángmiàn.
The chef uses a blowtorch to caramelize the sugar on the dessert.

Tips

memory
('to spray, gush') + ('gun') — gun-shaped tool that sprays. The character covers 'spear' historically and 'gun' in modern Chinese; here it's the modern gun-shape sense. Same pattern: 水枪 (water gun), 胶枪 (glue gun), (paint gun).

Stroke Order

pēn
qiāng