火药

火藥

huǒyào

noun HSK 7-9 #8,025

Meanings

火药是中国古代四大发明之一。

Huǒyào shì Zhōngguó gǔdài sìdà fāmíng zhīyī.

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

他们的关系充满了火药味。

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