左轮手枪

左輪手槍

zuǒlún shǒuqiāng

noun #13,688

Measure Word

一把左轮手枪 bǎ

Meanings

1 revolver

Characters

wheel; to rotate

Examples

HSK 7-9

警察从嫌疑人身上搜出了一把左轮手枪。

Jǐngchá cóng xiányírén shēnshang sōu chū le yī bǎ zuǒlún shǒuqiāng.

The police found a revolver on the suspect.

Tips

memory

左轮 means 'left-rotating wheel' - referring to the cylinder that rotates leftward when firing. 手枪 means 'handgun'. So it's literally a 'left-wheel handgun'.

Stroke Order

左 zuǒ

轮 lún

手 shǒu

枪 qiāng