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| Pronunciation |
: |
qiāng |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- gun. (n)
- spear. (n)
|
| Radical |
: |
木 |
| Strokes |
: |
8 |
| Traditional |
: |
槍 ( Stroke Order ) |
| Usage |
: |
13.1% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 4. |
|
|
: |
javelin (for sports) |
| 5. |
|
|
: |
fire with a rifle or pistol; shoot |
Sentences:
| 1. The police asked me if I possessed a gun. |
| jǐng |
chá |
wèn |
wǒ |
shì |
fǒu |
yǒu |
qiāng |
。 |
| 警 |
察 |
问 |
我 |
是 |
否 |
有 |
枪 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 警察 |
: |
police |
| 问 |
: |
ask |
| 我 |
: |
I, me |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 否 |
: |
or not |
| 有 |
: |
have |
| 枪 |
: |
gun |
|
| 2. Two shots out of three hit the target. |
| dǎ |
sān |
qiāng |
zhòng |
liǎng |
qiāng |
。 |
| 打 |
三 |
枪 |
中 |
两 |
枪 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 打 |
: |
hit |
| 三 |
: |
three |
| 枪 |
: |
shoot |
| 中 |
: |
hit the target |
| 两 |
: |
two |
|
| 3. The bullet missed him by a hair’s breadth. |
| qiāng |
dàn |
cā |
shēn |
ér |
guò |
， |
chà |
diǎn |
dǎ |
zhōng |
tā |
le |
。 |
| 枪 |
弹 |
擦 |
身 |
而 |
过 |
， |
差 |
点 |
打 |
中 |
他 |
了 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 枪弹 |
: |
bullet |
| 擦 |
: |
touch lightly or come close to in passing |
| 身 |
: |
body |
| 而 |
: |
(conjuction) connecting an adverbial element to a verb |
| 过 |
: |
pass through |
| 差 |
: |
difference |
| 点 |
: |
a little |
| 打中 |
: |
hit the mark (or target); hit |
| 他 |
: |
he, him |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) indicating that something has happened |
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Hi, Min Min. I found that the writing of the word ”qiang” in the big square above is wrong. Is it ?
Hi Brain,
Yes. It is wrong. It should be 枪, not 抢.
I have updated the picture.
Thanks.