消音器 (xiāoyīnqì): silencer (on a gun)

Measure Word

一个消音器 gè

Meanings

1 silencer (on a gun)
2 suppressor
3 muffler (on a vehicle)

Characters

消

xiāo

to eliminate; to reduce

Examples

HSK 5

特工在枪上安装了消音器。

Tègōng zài qiāng shàng ānzhuāng le xiāoyīnqì.

The agent attached a silencer to the gun.

HSK 5

汽车消音器坏了，排气声变得很响。

Qìchē xiāoyīnqì huài le, páiqì shēng biàn de hěn xiǎng.

The car muffler broke, and the exhaust noise became very loud.

Tips

usage

消音器 covers both a gun silencer/suppressor and a vehicle muffler. Context clarifies which is meant. For firearms specifically, 消声器 is also used.

Stroke Order

消 xiāo

音 yīn

器 qì

Related Words

消声器 xiāoshēngqì #24,473

silencer / suppressor (firearm) / muffler / noise suppressor

扩音器 kuòyīnqì #16,214

loudspeaker / megaphone / amplifier

消除 xiāochú HSK 5 #4,438

to eliminate; to remove / to dispel; to clear away

消防 xiāofáng HSK 5 #3,403

firefighting; fire prevention / fire control

消灭 xiāomiè HSK 6 #3,236

to annihilate; to eliminate; to wipe out / to perish; to die out

消 xiāo HSK 7-9 #5,533

to disappear; to vanish / to eliminate; to cancel / to consume; to spend

消失 xiāoshī HSK 3 #949

to disappear; to vanish / to fade away

消息 xiāoxi HSK 3 #411

news; information / message

消化 xiāohuà HSK 4 #7,013

to digest (food) / to absorb; to take in

消费 xiāofèi HSK 3 #7,781

to consume; consumption / to spend (money)