小口径

小口徑

xiǎokǒujìng

adjective #32,205

Meanings

1 small-bore
2 small-caliber (of firearms, pipes, telescopes etc.)

Characters

mouth / opening

path / diameter

Examples

他用小口径步枪练习。

Tā yòng xiǎokǒujìng bùqiāng liànxí.

He practices with a small-bore rifle.

这是一台小口径望远镜。

Zhè shì yī tái xiǎokǒujìng wàngyuǎnjìng.

This is a small-aperture telescope.

Tips

usage

Most often heard as 小口径步枪 (small-bore rifle) in Olympic shooting contexts — the events using .22 LR ammunition. Also applies to any cylindrical thing measured by inner diameter: pipes, cannon, telescope apertures.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo

口 kǒu

径 jìng