枪术 (qiāngshù): spear technique (martial art)

Meanings

1 spear technique (martial art)
2 spearmanship
3 (loosely) gunmanship; technique with firearms

Characters

枪

Examples

他的枪术非常高超。

Tā de qiāngshù fēicháng gāochāo.

His spear technique is extremely skilled.

这位将军以枪术闻名。

Zhè wèi jiāngjūn yǐ qiāngshù wénmíng.

This general is famous for his spearmanship.

Tips

culture

Traditionally refers to wushu spear technique — the spear (枪) is one of the four classical weapons (剑刀枪棍) and is nicknamed '兵器之王' (king of weapons). In modern subtitled context the same word can describe firearm marksmanship, since 枪 covers both 'spear' and 'gun'.