弹药库

彈藥庫

dànyàokù

noun #33,073

Measure Word

一座弹药库 zuò

Meanings

1 ammunition dump; ammunition depot; magazine; arsenal

Characters

medicine; gunpowder

warehouse; depot

Examples

HSK 6

弹药库附近严禁吸烟。

Dànyàokù fùjìn yánjìn xīyān.

Smoking is strictly prohibited near the ammunition dump.

HSK 7-9

敌军炸毁了我们的弹药库。

Díjūn zhàhuǐ le wǒmen de dànyàokù.

The enemy blew up our ammunition depot.

Tips

usage

弹 ('bullet/shell') + 药 ('powder/medicine', here 'gunpowder') + 库 ('warehouse'). 弹药 alone means 'ammunition'; adding 库 makes it the storage facility. 库 is the same character as in 仓库 ('warehouse') and 数据库 ('database').

Stroke Order

弹 dàn

药 yào

库 kù