火箭炮

huǒjiànpào

noun #27,782

Measure Word

一门火箭炮 mén

Meanings

1 rocket artillery
2 multiple rocket launcher

Characters

arrow; projectile

cannon; artillery

Examples

这款火箭炮能同时发射多枚导弹。

Zhè kuǎn huǒjiànpào néng tóngshí fāshè duō méi dǎodàn.

This rocket launcher can fire multiple missiles simultaneously.

多管火箭炮是二战中重要的武器。

Duōguǎn huǒjiànpào shì Èrzhàn zhōng zhòngyào de wǔqì.

Multiple rocket launchers were important weapons in World War II.

Tips

memory

Break it down: 火箭 (rocket) + 炮 (cannon/artillery) = rocket artillery. Just like 大炮 is a cannon, 火箭炮 is the rocket-powered version.

Stroke Order

火 huǒ

箭 jiàn

炮 pào