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 空调 空調 kōng tiáo air conditioning / air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode) / CL:臺|台[tai2] syn 大炮 大砲 dà pào big gun / cannon / artillery / one who talks big / CL:門|门[men2],尊[zun1] syn 透气 透氣 tòu qì to flow freely (of air) / to ventilate / to breathe (of fabric etc) / to take a breath of fresh air / to divulge 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 空空 kōng kōng empty / vacuous / nothing / vacant / in vain / all for nothing / air-to-air (missile) 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 冷气 冷氣 lěng qì cold air / air conditioning syn 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 风干 風乾 fēng gān to air-dry / to season (timber etc) / air-dried / air-drying 重机枪 重機槍 zhòng jī qiāng heavy machine gun 喷枪 噴槍 pēn qiāng spray gun 风口 風口 fēng kǒu air vent / drafty place / wind gap (geology) / tuyere (furnace air nozzle) / (fig.) hot trend / fad 寒气 寒氣 hán qì cold air / a chill one feels in the body (when exposed to cold air) syn 空战 空戰 kōng zhàn air war / air warfare 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 空对空 air to air 气道 氣道 qì dào flue / air duct / air passage / respiratory tract 射杀 射殺 shè shā to shoot dead (with a gun, or bow and arrow) 枪管 槍管 qiāng guǎn gun barrel 气瓶 氣瓶 qì píng gas cylinder / air bottle / air tank (diving) 炮口 pào kǒu gun muzzle / muzzle 出风口 出風口 chū fēng kǒu air vent / air outlet 空空导弹 空空導彈 kōng kōng dǎo dàn air-to-air missile 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 空防 kōng fáng air force / air defense 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 做 zuò to make / to produce / to write / to compose / to do / to engage in / to hold (a party etc) / (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc) / to become (husband and wife, friends etc) / (of a thing) to serve as / to be used for / to assume (an air or manner) syn 被 bèi quilt / to cover (with) / (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) / used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu:3you2] to "go on a trip") syn 气 氣 qì gas / air / smell / weather / to make angry / to annoy / to get angry / vital energy / qi syn 空 kōng empty / air / sky / in vain syn 空气 空氣 kōng qì air / atmosphere syn 空中 kōng zhōng in the sky / in the air syn 机票 機票 jī piào air ticket / passenger ticket / CL:張|张[zhang1] 空军 空軍 kōng jūn air force / (slang) to fail to catch anything (on a fishing trip) / to get skunked syn 播出 bō chū to broadcast / to air (a TV program etc) syn 飞翔 飛翔 fēi xiáng to circle in the air / to soar syn 兜风 兜風 dōu fēng to catch the wind / to go for a spin in the fresh air 品质 品質 pǐn zhì character / intrinsic quality (of a person) / quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc) syn 气质 氣質 qì zhì personality traits / temperament / disposition / aura / air / feel / vibe / refinement / sophistication / class syn 上将 上將 shàng jiàng general / admiral / air chief marshal 航线 航線 háng xiàn air or shipping route syn 进口 進口 jìn kǒu to import / imported / entrance / inlet (for the intake of air, water etc) syn 空姐 kōng jiě abbr. for 空中小姐 / stewardess / air hostess / female flight attendant syn 暖气 暖氣 nuǎn qì central heating / heater / warm air syn 空袭 空襲 kōng xí to make an air raid syn 气管 氣管 qì guǎn windpipe / trachea / respiratory tract / air duct / gas pipe syn 气温 氣溫 qì wēn air temperature / CL:個|个[ge4] 通风口 通風口 tōng fēng kǒu air vent / opening for ventilation 气流 氣流 qì liú stream of air / airflow / slipstream / draft / breath / turbulence (of aircraft) 充气 充氣 chōng qì to pump air (into sth) / to inflate 劫机 劫機 jié jī hijacking / air piracy syn 风范 風範 fēng fàn air / manner / model / paragon / demeanor syn 空运 空運 kōng yùn air transport 气囊 氣囊 qì náng air sac / aerostat gasbag 烟消云散 煙消雲散 yān xiāo yún sàn to vanish like smoke in thin air / to disappear syn 防空洞 fáng kōng dòng air raid shelter / bomb shelter / (fig.) place that protects bad people / hideout 喷气 噴氣 pēn qì to spurt steam (or air etc) syn 