迫击炮

迫擊炮

pǎijīpào

noun #13,532

Measure Word

一门迫击炮 mén

Meanings

1 mortar (weapon)

Characters

to approach closely (special reading)

to strike; to hit

cannon; artillery

Examples

士兵们在阵地上架设了迫击炮。

Shìbīngmen zài zhèndì shang jiàshè le pǎijīpào.

The soldiers set up mortars at the position.

迫击炮是一种曲射武器。

Pǎijīpào shì yī zhǒng qūshè wǔqì.

A mortar is a type of indirect-fire weapon.

Tips

mistakes

The 迫 in 迫击炮 is read pǎi (3rd tone), NOT pò (4th tone). This is an exception — in most other words 迫 is read pò (e.g., 迫切 pòqiè). In Taiwan, the pronunciation is pò jí pào.

Stroke Order

迫 pò

击 jī

炮 pào