狙击手 (jūjīshǒu): sniper

Measure Word

一个狙击手 gè

Meanings

1 sniper

Characters

hand; person skilled at

Examples

HSK 6

他是部队里最好的狙击手。

Tā shì bùduì lǐ zuìhǎo de jūjīshǒu.

He is the best sniper in the unit.

HSK 7-9

狙击手隐藏在屋顶上。

Jūjīshǒu yǐncáng zài wūdǐng shàng.

The sniper was hiding on the rooftop.

Tips

memory

狙 (to spy/ambush, with the dog/animal radical 犭) + 击 (to hit/strike) + 手 (hand/person who does something) = a person who ambushes and strikes.

In Pop Culture

美国狙击手 Měiguó Jūjīshǒu

American Sniper

2014 Clint Eastwood film about Navy SEAL Chris Kyle

Stroke Order

狙 jū

击 jī

手 shǒu

Related Words

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boxer (athlete) / prizefighter

举手 jǔshǒu HSK 2 #5,949

to raise one's hand

击败 jībài #3,941

to defeat / to beat / to vanquish

接手 jiēshǒu HSK 7-9 #3,893

to take over / to take charge of

击中 jīzhòng #3,322

to hit (a target) / to strike

棘手 jíshǒu HSK 7-9 #5,550

thorny / troublesome / difficult to handle

击 jī #2,042

to hit; to strike / to attack

击球 jīqiú #5,764

to hit a ball / to bat / to strike (in sports)

手腕 shǒuwàn HSK 7-9 #4,991

wrist / tactic; finesse; political skill