后坐

後坐

hòuzuò

noun #30,820

Meanings

1 recoil (of a gun)
2 kickback
3 backlash

Characters

to sit; to settle (here: to push back into)

Examples

这把枪的后坐力很大。

Zhè bǎ qiāng de hòuzuòlì hěn dà.

This gun has a strong recoil.

射击时要注意后坐。

Shèjī shí yào zhùyì hòuzuò.

Watch out for the recoil when shooting.

Tips

usage

Most often heard in the compound 后坐力 (hòuzuòlì, "recoil force"). Used both literally for firearms and figuratively for any policy or action that "kicks back" on its initiator.

Stroke Order

后 hòu

坐 zuò