弓弩手

gōngnǔshǒu
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 crossbowman
  2. 2 archer (with bow or crossbow)

Examples

Chéngqiáng shàng zhànzhe yī pái gōngnǔshǒu.
A row of crossbowmen stood on the city wall.
Sānguó shíqī Shǔ Hàn de gōngnǔshǒu fēicháng chūmíng.
The crossbowmen of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms were very famous.

Tips

history
is the bow, is the crossbow. Chinese armies used the crossbow extensively from the Warring States period onward — Zhuge Liang's (repeating crossbow) is a famous Three Kingdoms variant.

Stroke Order

gōng
shǒu