机关枪 (jīguānqiāng): machine gun

Measure Word

一挺机关枪 tǐng

Meanings

1 machine gun

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

士兵们架起了机关枪。

Shìbīng men jià qǐ le jīguānqiāng.

The soldiers set up the machine gun.

HSK 5

机关枪的射速非常快。

Jīguānqiāng de shè sù fēicháng kuài.

The rate of fire of a machine gun is very fast.

Tips

usage

More commonly abbreviated to 机枪 in everyday speech. 机关枪 is the full formal term.

Stroke Order

机 jī

关 guān

枪 qiāng

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机器 jīqì HSK 3 #1,599

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