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lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
amateur pirated DVD, made e.g. by shooting a running movie
machine gun
to shoot with a gun / shooting incident
lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom) / fig. to make preparations only at the last moment
gun battle / firefight
shotgun
pistol / CL:
HSK 7-9
gun barrel
carbine rifle (loanword)
to shoot dead
sword and spear / weapons
fuel nozzle
handheld barcode scanner
an air gun
to be hit by a gun / shot
lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom) / fig. invulnerable / untouchable / thick-skinned / impervious to criticism
Uzi (submachine gun)
starting pistol
bullet
gunman / sharpshooter / sb who takes an exam for sb else / sb who produces a piece of work for sb else to pass off as their own
lit. real swords and spears (idiom) / fig. very much for real; genuine
ancient spear-like weapon, decorated with a red tassel
machine gun / also written 機槍|机枪
bore of a gun
temperature gun
nail gun; staple gun
to use (sb) as a tool
firearm
crack / shooting sound / gunshot
sniper's shot
toy gun
(idiom) melee combat weapons of ancient China, such as swords, spears and halberds
qiang (spear)
nail gun / stud gun
to execute by firing squad / same as 槍斃|枪毙
a gun / guns in general
gun barrel
to open fire / to shoot a gun
HSK 7-9
anti-aircraft machine gun / CL:
the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom) / nonconformity gets punished
rifle grenade
gun barrel
javelin
Taser (electroshock weapon)
(idiom) armed / carrying a loaded firearm
revolver (handgun)
heavy machine gun
spray gun
squid
water pistol (toy) / water gun / sprinkler / water cannon
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  *枪* | 枪* | *枪
surname Qiang
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *枪* | 枪* | *枪
gun / firearm / rifle / spear / thing with shape or function similar to a gun / CL: , , 桿|杆, 條|条, / to substitute for another person in a test / to knock / classifier for rifle shots
HSK 5
rifle (loanword) / also written 來復槍|来复枪
lit. single spear and horse (idiom) / fig. single-handed; unaccompanied
sealant gun / glue gun
gunshot wound
bullet
marksmanship
gun bolt
silvery spear point actually made of pewter (idiom); fig. worthless despite an attractive exterior
Maxim machine gun
bolt of gun
(neologism c. 2014) (coll.) to be criticized, blamed or implicated in sth despite having done nothing to deserve it; to be unfairly targeted; to catch a stray (abbr. for 躺著也中槍|躺着也中枪)
to hit with the first shot
(idiom) to cross verbal swords; to have a heated verbal exchange
to open fire / to shoot a gun
gun barrel
firearm
pike / CL:
bird shotgun replaced by cannon (idiom); equipment improved enormously
to fire warning shots
submachine gun
at gunpoint
volley of rifle fire; salvo
rifle
assault rifle
butt of a gun / stock
light machine gun
heat gun
shotgun
rifle (loanword) / also written 來福槍|来福枪
forest of spear, rain of arrows
gunmetal gray
rifle / CL: ,
gel blaster; gel gun
muzzle of a gun
gunman / musketeer
hunting gun / shotgun
revolver
lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
a shooting
firearms (in historical context) / flintlock (old powder and shot firearm)
carbine / lance
loophole (for firing) / embrasure
opium pipe
sharpshooter
(lit.) to have swallowed gunpowder / (fig.) to be ablaze with anger / ornery / snappy
western style guns (in former times)

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