枪战 (qiāngzhàn): gunfight

Measure Word

一场枪战 chǎng

警察和劫匪发生了枪战。

Jǐngchá hé jiéfěi fāshēng le qiāngzhàn.

A shootout broke out between police and the robbers.

这部电影的枪战场面很精彩。

Zhèbù diànyǐng de qiāngzhàn chǎngmiàn hěn jīngcǎi.

The shootout scenes in this movie are spectacular.

memory

枪 (gun) + 战 (battle) = a battle fought with guns. Simple and literal.

枪 qiāng

战 zhàn