弓弩手

gōngnǔshǒu

noun

Measure Word

一名弓弩手 míng

Meanings

1 crossbowman
2 archer (with bow or crossbow)

Characters

hand / specialist

Examples

HSK 6

三国时期蜀汉的弓弩手非常出名。

Sānguó shíqī Shǔ Hàn de gōngnǔshǒu fēicháng chūmíng.

The crossbowmen of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms were very famous.

HSK 7-9

城墙上站着一排弓弩手。

Chéngqiáng shàng zhàn zhe yī pái gōngnǔshǒu.

A row of crossbowmen stood on the city wall.

Tips

history

弓 is the bow, 弩 is the crossbow. Chinese armies used the crossbow extensively from the Warring States period onward - Zhuge Liang's 诸葛连弩 (repeating crossbow) is a famous Three Kingdoms variant.

Stroke Order

弓 gōng

弩 nǔ

手 shǒu