弹药

彈藥

dànyào

noun #6,421

Measure Word

一箱弹药 xiāng

Meanings

1 ammunition
2 ammo

Characters

medicine; gunpowder

Examples

士兵们的弹药快用完了。

Shìbīng men de dànyào kuài yòng wánle.

The soldiers were almost out of ammunition.

这个仓库存放着大量弹药。

Zhège cāngkù cúnfàng zhe dàliàng dànyào.

This warehouse stores a large amount of ammunition.

Tips

memory

弹 (bullet/bomb) + 药 (medicine/gunpowder) = ammunition. 药 originally meant 'gunpowder' in a military context (火药 = gunpowder).

Stroke Order

弹 dàn

药 yào