催泪弹 (cuīlèidàn): tear gas grenade

Measure Word

一枚催泪弹 méi

Meanings

1 tear gas grenade
2 tear bomb
3 tear-gas canister

Characters

bullet, bomb, projectile

Examples

警察向人群发射催泪弹。

Jǐngchá xiàng rénqún fāshè cuīlèidàn.

Police fired tear gas grenades at the crowd.

催泪弹的烟雾刺激眼睛和喉咙。

Cuīlèidàn de yānwù cìjī yǎnjīng hé hóulóng.

The smoke from tear gas irritates the eyes and throat.

Tips

memory

催 means to urge/induce, 泪 means tears, 弹 means projectile - literally a projectile that induces tears.

Stroke Order

催 cuī

泪 lèi

弹 dàn

Related Words

催泪剂 cuīlèijì

lachrymator / tear-inducing agent

催人泪下 cuīrén-lèixià #44,355

to bring tears to one's eyes / deeply moving; tear-jerking / moving to tears

原子弹 yuánzǐdàn #7,952

atomic bomb; atom bomb; nuclear bomb

男儿有泪不轻弹 nán'éryǒulèibùqīngtán

real men do not shed tears lightly / men should hold back tears except at great sorrow / traditional saying on masculine restraint

核弹 hédàn #4,281

nuclear bomb / nuclear warhead

眼泪 yǎnlèi HSK 4 #3,928

tear; teardrop

弹 dàn #1,388

bullet; pellet; shot / bomb; shell / ball (small projectile)

炸弹 zhàdàn HSK 6 #1,260

bomb / bombshell (figurative)

催 cuī HSK 7-9 #5,240

to urge / to press / to rush (someone)

催眠 cuīmián HSK 7-9 #5,532

to hypnotize / hypnosis / to lull to sleep