开枪 開槍 kāi qiāng to open fire / to shoot a gun syn 速度 sù dù speed / rate / velocity / (music) tempo / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 高级 高級 gāo jí high level / high grade / advanced / high-ranking 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 高潮 gāo cháo high tide / high water / upsurge / peak of activity / climax (of a story, a competition etc) / to have an orgasm 扳机 扳機 bān jī (gun) trigger 枪支 槍支 qiāng zhī a gun / guns in general syn 高层 高層 gāo céng high-rise / high level / high class 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 高压 高壓 gāo yā (physics) high pressure / (meteorology) high atmospheric pressure / high voltage / systolic blood pressure / high-handed / oppressive 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 高昂 gāo áng to hold (one's head) high / expensive / high (spirits etc) syn 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 高调 高調 gāo diào high-sounding speech / bombast / high-profile syn 转速 轉速 zhuàn sù angular velocity / number of revolutions per minute syn 高位 gāo wèi high position / eminent status / top job / raised position / upper (limbs) / a high (i.e. local maximum) / high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc syn 老总 老總 lǎo zǒng boss / sir (person with a leading role in an organization) / (after a surname) high ranking commander in the PLA / (Qing dynasty) high ranking government official / (old) courteous term used by the general populace in addressing a rank-and-file soldier or police officer syn 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 昂首 áng shǒu head high / in high spirits / to raise one's head (e.g. of neighing horse) syn 高亢 gāo kàng high-pitched and penetrating (musical instrument, voice etc) / high-spirited / fever-pitched (atmosphere) syn 束之高阁 束之高閣 shù zhī gāo gé tied up in a bundle on a high shelf / to put sth on the back burner / no longer a high priority syn 匀速 勻速 yún sù uniform velocity 礼炮 禮炮 lǐ pào gun salute (e.g. 21-gun salute) / salvo 高科技 gāo kē jì high tech / high technology 照准 照準 zhào zhǔn request granted (formal usage in old document) / to aim (gun) syn 声速 聲速 shēng sù sound velocity syn 枪杆 槍桿 qiāng gǎn gun barrel syn 高新技术 高新技朮 gāo xīn jì shù high tech / high technology syn 高职 高職 gāo zhí vocational higher education institution (abbr. for 高等職業技術學校|高等职业技术学校[gao1 deng3 zhi2 ye4 ji4 shu4 xue2 xiao4]) / senior academic or professional title (abbr. for 高級職稱|高级职称[gao1 ji2 zhi2 cheng1]) / high-ranking employee (abbr. for 高級職員|高级职员[gao1 ji2 zhi2 yuan2]) / (Tw) vocational high school 轻机枪 輕機槍 qīng jī qiāng light machine gun 高清 gāo qīng high definition (television etc) / high fidelity (audio) 高分 gāo fēn high marks / high score 高技术 高技術 gāo jì shù high technology / high tech syn 偏高 piān gāo to be on the high side / to be unusually high 射杀 射殺 shè shā to shoot dead (with a gun, or bow and arrow) 高清晰度 gāo qīng xī dù high definition (instruments) / high resolution 治学 治學 zhì xué scholarship / high-level study / to do scholarly research / to pursue a high level of study 枪管 槍管 qiāng guǎn gun barrel 高热量 高熱量 gāo rè liàng high calorie (foodstuff) / high heat content 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 传播速度 傳播速度 velocity of propagation 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 线速度 線速度 xiàn sù dù linear velocity 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 测速仪 測速儀 cè sù yí velocimeter / sound velocity meter 滚 滾 gǔn to boil / to roll / to take a hike / Get lost! syn 速 sù fast / rapid / quick / velocity syn 棍 gùn stick / rod / truncheon / scoundrel / villain syn 昂 áng to lift / to raise / to raise one's head / high / high spirits / soaring / expensive syn 栓 shuān bottle stopper / plug / (gun) bolt / (grenade) pin syn 后坐 後坐 hòu zuò recoil (of a gun) / backlash syn 轩 軒 xuān pavilion with a view / high / tall / high fronted, curtained carriage (old) 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 角速度 jiǎo sù dù angular velocity 高不成低不就 gāo bù chéng dī bù jiù can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom) / not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one 热风枪 熱風槍 rè fēng qiāng heat gun 波速 bō sù wave velocity 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 高 gāo high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific) syn 第 dì (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4-liu4] "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but / however / (literary) only / just syn 将军 將軍 jiāng jūn general / high-ranking military officer / to check or checkmate / fig. to embarrass / to challenge / to put sb on the spot syn 上校 shàng xiào high ranking officer in Chinese army / colonel 快速 kuài sù fast / high-speed / rapid syn 高度 gāo dù height / altitude / elevation / high degree / highly / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 公 gōng public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) syn 高速 gāo sù high speed / expressway (abbr. for 高速公路[gao1su4 gong1lu4]) syn 发烧 發燒 fā shāo to have a high temperature (from illness) / to have a fever / (fig.) to be fascinated with / to obsess over / (fig.) flourishing / thriving / popular syn 高跟鞋 gāo gēn xié high-heeled shoes 占有 佔有 zhàn yǒu to have / to own / to hold / to occupy / to possess / to account for (a high proportion etc) syn 