狙击手

狙擊手

jūjīshǒu

noun #5,268

Measure Word

一个狙击手 gè

Meanings

1 sniper

Characters

to spy; to ambush

to hit; to strike

hand; person skilled at

Examples

狙击手隐藏在屋顶上。

Jūjīshǒu yǐncáng zài wūdǐng shàng.

The sniper was hiding on the rooftop.

他是部队里最好的狙击手。

Tā shì bùduì lǐ zuìhǎo de jūjīshǒu.

He is the best sniper in the unit.

Tips

memory

狙 (to spy/ambush, with the dog/animal radical 犭) + 击 (to hit/strike) + 手 (hand/person who does something) = a person who ambushes and strikes.

In Pop Culture

美国狙击手 Měiguó Jūjīshǒu

American Sniper

2014 Clint Eastwood film about Navy SEAL Chris Kyle

Stroke Order

狙 jū

击 jī

手 shǒu