梭子

suōzi
noun #26,296

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 shuttle (for weaving)
  2. 2 cartridge clip (for a firearm)
  3. 3 burst of gunfire

Examples

Zhī bù jī shàng de suōzi láihuí chuānxíng.
The shuttle on the loom moves back and forth.
Tā yī suōzi zǐdàn dǎ chūqù, duìmiàn méiyǒu rènhé huíyìng.
He fired off a burst of bullets, but there was no response from the other side.

Tips

usage
梭子 originally referred to the shuttle used in weaving, which darts rapidly back and forth. By analogy, it came to mean a cartridge clip or magazine for an automatic weapon, and by extension a burst of automatic fire.

Stroke Order

suō