炮弹

炮彈

pàodàn

noun #8,842

Measure Word

一发炮弹 fā

Meanings

1 artillery shell; cannonball
2 shell (ammunition)

Characters

cannon; artillery

bullet; bomb; projectile

Cannon + projectile — artillery shell.

Examples

一发炮弹击中了建筑物。

Yīfā pàodàn jīzhòng le jiànzhùwù.

A shell hit the building.

战场上到处都是炮弹碎片。

Zhànchǎng shàng dàochù dōu shì pàodàn suìpiàn.

The battlefield was covered with shell fragments.

敌军发射了数百发炮弹。

Díjūn fāshè le shùbǎi fā pàodàn.

The enemy fired hundreds of shells.

Tips

usage

The measure word for 炮弹 is 发 (fā), the same measure word used for bullets and rounds of ammunition. Related terms: 子弹 (zǐdàn, bullet), 导弹 (dǎodàn, missile), 炸弹 (zhàdàn, bomb).

Stroke Order

炮 pào

弹 dàn