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大炮

大砲
dàpào
noun #8,319

Measure Word

一门大炮 mén

Meanings

  1. 1 cannon; artillery
  2. 2 loudmouth; big talker

Characters

大
dà
big; large
炮
pào
cannon; firecracker
Big + cannon - a large artillery piece, or figuratively someone who speaks loudly and recklessly.

Examples

HSK 5
他是个大炮，说话不过脑子。
Tā shì gè dàpào, shuōhuà bù guò nǎozi.
He's a loudmouth who speaks without thinking.
HSK 7-9
城墙上架着几门大炮。
Chéngqiáng shàng jià zhe jǐ mén dàpào.
Several cannons were mounted on the city wall.
HSK 7-9
敌军的大炮开始轰击阵地。
Díjūn de dàpào kāishǐ hōngjī zhèndì.
The enemy's artillery began bombarding the position.

Tips

usage
The measure word for cannons is 门 (gate/door), not 个. The figurative sense 'loudmouth' is informal: 他是个大炮 means 'he shoots his mouth off.'

Stroke Order

大 dà
炮 pào