开枪 開槍 kāi qiāng to open fire / to shoot a gun syn 射击 射擊 shè jī to shoot / to fire (a gun) syn 枪击 槍擊 qiāng jī to shoot with a gun / shooting incident syn 扳机 扳機 bān jī (gun) trigger 枪支 槍支 qiāng zhī a gun / guns in general syn 持枪 持槍 chí qiāng to carry a gun syn 大炮 大砲 dà pào big gun / cannon / artillery / one who talks big / CL:門|门[men2],尊[zun1] syn 猎枪 獵槍 liè qiāng hunting gun / shotgun 枪战 槍戰 qiāng zhàn gun battle / firefight 枪口 槍口 qiāng kǒu muzzle of a gun 机枪 機槍 jī qiāng machine gun syn 大亨 dà hēng big shot / top gun / superstar / VIP syn 机关枪 機關槍 jī guān qiāng machine gun / also written 機槍|机枪[ji1 qiang1] syn 冲锋枪 衝鋒槍 chōng fēng qiāng submachine gun 扫射 掃射 sǎo shè to rake with machine gunfire / to strafe / to machine-gun down 气枪 氣槍 qì qiāng an air gun 打枪 打槍 dǎ qiāng to fire a gun / to substitute for sb in sitting an examination syn 火炮 火砲 huǒ pào cannon / gun / artillery syn 水枪 水槍 shuǐ qiāng water pistol (toy) / water gun / sprinkler / water cannon 枪膛 槍膛 qiāng táng bore of a gun 炮塔 pào tǎ gun turret 枪托 槍托 qiāng tuō butt of a gun / stock 高射炮 gāo shè pào anti-aircraft gun 鸟枪 鳥槍 niǎo qiāng flintlock musket / fowling piece (shotgun) / air gun 重机枪 重機槍 zhòng jī qiāng heavy machine gun 喷枪 噴槍 pēn qiāng spray gun 礼炮 禮炮 lǐ pào gun salute (e.g. 21-gun salute) / salvo 照准 照準 zhào zhǔn request granted (formal usage in old document) / to aim (gun) syn 枪杆 槍桿 qiāng gǎn gun barrel syn 轻机枪 輕機槍 qīng jī qiāng light machine gun 射杀 射殺 shè shā to shoot dead (with a gun, or bow and arrow) 枪管 槍管 qiāng guǎn gun barrel 炮口 pào kǒu gun muzzle / muzzle 装弹 裝彈 zhuāng dàn to charge (ammunition into gun) / to load 反冲 反衝 fǎn chōng recoil (of a gun) / to bounce back / backlash 枪机 槍機 qiāng jī bolt of gun 玩具枪 玩具槍 wán jù qiāng toy gun 上膛 shàng táng roof of the mouth / to load a gun syn 枪杆子 槍桿子 qiāng gǎn zi gun barrel syn 抢跑 搶跑 qiǎng pǎo to jump the gun / to make a false start 反坦克炮 anti-tank gun 滚 滾 gǔn to boil / to roll / to take a hike / Get lost! syn 棍 gùn stick / rod / truncheon / scoundrel / villain syn 栓 shuān bottle stopper / plug / (gun) bolt / (grenade) pin syn 后坐 後坐 hòu zuò recoil (of a gun) / backlash syn 后坐力 後坐力 hòu zuò lì recoil (of a gun) / backlash / reactive force syn 电子枪 電子槍 diàn zǐ qiāng electron beam gun / electron gun 铳 銃 chòng ancient firearm / gun 辊 輥 gǔn roller 热风枪 熱風槍 rè fēng qiāng heat gun 表尺 biǎo chǐ rear sight (of a gun) syn 衮 袞 gǔn imperial robe 鲧 鯀 gǔn Gun, mythical father of Yu the Great 大禹[Da4 Yu3] 绲 緄 gǔn cord / embroidered sash / to sew 磙 gǔn roller / to level with a roller 膛线 膛線 táng xiàn rifling (helical grooves inside the barrel of a gun) 枪栓 槍栓 qiāng shuān gun bolt 来复线 來復線 lái fù xiàn rifling (spiral lines on inside of gun barrel imparting spin to the bullet) 加特林 jiā tè lín Gatling (name) / Richard J. Gatling (1818-1903), inventor of the Gatling gun 鯀 gǔn variant of 鮌|鲧 / Gun, mythical father of Yu the Great 大禹 重机关枪 重機關槍 zhòng jī guān qiāng also written 重機槍|重机枪 / heavy machine gun 枪法型核武器 槍法型核武器 gun-type nuclear weapon / gun-type weapon / gun assembly type weapon 射钉枪 射釘槍 shè dīng qiāng nail gun / stud gun 等离子体枪 plasma spray gun / plasma gun PK机枪 pkjī qiāng PK machine gun / PKM machine gun 电子束枪 電子束槍 electron beam gun / electron gun 瓦斯炮 wǎ sī pào gas-gun / sleeve airgun / sleeve gun / sleeve exploder GI 枪 GI 槍 generator-injector gun / GI gun 打胶枪 打膠槍 dǎ jiāo qiāng sealant gun / glue gun 布伦轻机枪 布倫輕機槍 bù lún qīng jī qiāng Bren gun, British light machine gun first produced in 1937 偷跑 tōu pǎo to sneak off / to slip away / (sports) to jump the gun / to make a false start / (fig.) to jump the gun / to start doing sth before it's allowed / (of a movie, game etc) to be leaked before the official release 蔉 gǔn to bank up the roots of plants 中枪 中槍 zhòng qiāng to be hit by a gun / shot 反撞 fǎn zhuàng recoil (of a gun) 呯 píng (onom.) bang! (gong, gun firing etc) 对空火器 對空火器 duì kōng huǒ qì anti-aircraft gun 打鸟 打鳥 dǎ niǎo to shoot a bird (with a gun, slingshot etc) / to photograph birds 放枪 放槍 fàng qiāng to open fire / to shoot a gun 枪把儿 槍把兒 qiāng bà r butt of a gun 枪枝 槍枝 qiāng zhī a gun / guns in general / same as 槍支|枪支 枪杆儿 槍桿兒 qiāng gǎn r gun barrel 枪筒 槍筒 qiāng tǒng barrel of a gun 枪衣 槍衣 qiāng yī gun cover 机关炮 機關炮 jī guān pào machine cannon / machine-gun cannon 膛径 膛徑 táng jìng caliber (of a gun) 轻机关枪 輕機關槍 qīng jī guān qiāng also written 輕機槍|轻机枪 / light machine gun 铆钉枪 鉚釘槍 mǎo dīng qiāng rivet gun 马克沁 馬克沁 mǎ kè qìn Sir Hiram Maxim (1840-1916), American British inventor of the Maxim machine gun 马克沁机枪 馬克沁機槍 mǎ kè qìn jī qiāng Maxim machine gun 体温检测仪 體溫檢測儀 tǐ wēn jiǎn cè yí infrared body thermometer / temperature gun 高射机枪 高射機槍 gāo shè jī qiāng anti-aircraft machine gun / CL:架[jia4] 鸟机 鳥機 niǎo jī fowling piece (archaic gun) 鸟铳 鳥銃 niǎo chòng bird gun 电枪 電槍 diàn qiāng stun gun / Taser 防空炮 fáng kōng pào anti-aircraft gun 来福线 來福線 lái fú xiàn rifling (helical grooves inside the barrel of a gun) 电击枪 diàn jī qiāng stun gun 蒸汽炮 zhēng qì pào steam-gun / Vaporchoc 甲烷水合物枪假设 clathrate gun hypothesis 