火药

火藥

huǒyào

noun HSK 7 #8,025

Meanings

Huǒyào shì Zhōngguó gǔdài sì dà fāmíng zhī yī.

Gunpowder is one of the four great inventions of ancient China.

Tāmen de guānxì chōngmǎn le huǒyàowèi.

Their relationship is full of hostility (lit. 'gunpowder smell').

culture

Gunpowder (火药) is one of China's Four Great Inventions, alongside papermaking, printing, and the compass. It was invented during the Tang Dynasty.

火 huǒ

药 yào