火箭炮 (huǒjiànpào): rocket artillery

Measure Word

一门火箭炮 mén

Meanings

1 rocket artillery
2 multiple rocket launcher

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

多管火箭炮是二战中重要的武器。

Duōguǎn huǒjiànpào shì Èrzhàn zhōng zhòngyào de wǔqì.

Multiple rocket launchers were important weapons in World War II.

HSK 7-9

这款火箭炮能同时发射多枚导弹。

Zhè kuǎn huǒjiànpào néng tóngshí fāshè duō méi dǎodàn.

This rocket launcher can fire multiple missiles simultaneously.

Tips

memory

Break it down: 火箭 (rocket) + 炮 (cannon / artillery) = rocket artillery. Just like 大炮 is a cannon, 火箭炮 is the rocket-powered version.

Stroke Order

火 huǒ

箭 jiàn

炮 pào

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