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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *槍* | 槍* | *槍
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
pistol / CL:
HSK 7-9
to open fire / to shoot a gun
HSK 7-9
to execute by firing squad / to shoot dead / fig. to discard / to get rid of
HSK 7-9
to open fire / to shoot a gun
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *槍* | 槍* | *槍
surname Qiang
rifle / CL: ,
submachine gun
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
water pistol (toy) / water gun / sprinkler / water cannon
firearm
machine gun
spray gun
to shoot dead
gun barrel
pike / CL:
crack / shooting sound / gunshot
to carry a gun
an air gun
bird shotgun replaced by cannon (idiom); equipment improved enormously
machine gun / also written 機槍|机枪
welding torch
sharpshooter
hunting gun / shotgun
gunshot wound
marksmanship
firearms (in historical context) / flintlock (old powder and shot firearm)
lit. single spear and horse (idiom) / fig. single-handed; unaccompanied
tuna
javelin
sudden thrust (that catches the opponent off guard)
firearm
to fire warning shots
(idiom) armed / carrying a loaded firearm
sword and spear / weapons
to execute by firing squad / same as 槍斃|枪毙
to shoot accidentally while polishing a gun / (fig.) a minor incident that sparks a war
gunman / musketeer
lit. real swords and spears (idiom) / fig. very much for real; genuine
rivet gun
western style guns (in former times)
sniper's shot
to lay down one's arms / to surrender / to disarm
short spear (arch.) / fig. trickery
carbine rifle (loanword)
light machine gun
rifle (loanword) / also written 來復槍|来复枪
gun bolt
opium pipe
butt of a gun / stock
a gun / guns in general
lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom) / fig. to make preparations only at the last moment
Mauser pistol
(idiom) to cross verbal swords; to have a heated verbal exchange
volley of rifle fire; salvo
starting pistol
gun barrel
(lit.) to have swallowed gunpowder / (fig.) to be ablaze with anger / ornery / snappy
“surrender and your life will be spared”
anti-aircraft machine gun / CL:
revolver (handgun)
to play tricks / to dupe
to fire a gun / to substitute for sb in sitting an examination
carbine / lance
silvery spear point actually made of pewter (idiom); fig. worthless despite an attractive exterior
also written 重機槍|重机枪 / heavy machine gun
rifle (loanword) / also written 來福槍|来福枪
lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom) / fig. invulnerable / untouchable / thick-skinned / impervious to criticism
rifle grenade
flintlock musket / fowling piece (shotgun) / air gun
ancient spear-like weapon, decorated with a red tassel
to substitute for sb in sitting an examination
also written 輕機槍|轻机枪 / light machine gun
to masturbate
(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)
squid
nail gun / stud gun
qiang (spear)
revolver
gun battle / firefight
bullet
to shoot with a gun / shooting incident
toy gun
shotgun
gel blaster; gel gun
rifle
the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom) / nonconformity gets punished
stun gun / Taser
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
bore of a gun
to use (sb) as a tool
carbine / lance
armed robbery
muzzle of a gun
bullet
Taser (electroshock weapon)
ear thermometer
fuel nozzle

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