枪筒

槍筒

qiāngtǒng

noun

Measure Word

一根枪筒 gēn

Meanings

1 gun barrel
2 barrel of a firearm

Characters

tube / cylinder

Examples

射击后枪筒会变得很烫。

Shèjī hòu qiāngtǒng huì biàn de hěn tàng.

The gun barrel becomes very hot after firing.

他用布仔细擦拭枪筒。

Tā yòng bù zǐxì cāshì qiāngtǒng.

He carefully wiped the gun barrel with a cloth.

Tips

usage

枪管 (qiāngguǎn) is the more common technical term in modern Chinese for 'gun barrel'. 枪筒 is somewhat older / more literary and emphasizes the tube shape (筒 = tube / cylinder).

Stroke Order

枪 qiāng

筒 tǒng