"to aim (gun)" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
照准 照準 zhào zhǔn request granted (formal usage in old document) / to aim (gun) syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
开枪 開槍 kāi qiāng to open fire / to shoot a gun syn
目的 mù dì purpose / aim / goal / target / objective / CL:個|个[ge4] 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
瞄准 瞄準 miáo zhǔn to take aim at / to target
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
对准 對準 duì zhǔn to aim at / to target / to point at / to be directed at / registration / alignment (mechanical engineering) 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
宗旨 zōng zhǐ objective / aim / goal 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
成全 chéng quán to help sb accomplish his aim / to help sb succeed / to complete / to make whole / to round off syn
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
旨在 zhǐ zài to have as its purpose / to be intended to / to aim to (do sth) syn
标的 標的 biāo dì target / aim / objective / what one hopes to gain
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
问鼎 問鼎 wèn dǐng to aspire to the throne / to aim at (the first place etc) syn
瞒天过海 瞞天過海 mán tiān guò hǎi to cross the sea by a trick (idiom) / to achieve one's aim by underhanded means syn
礼炮 禮炮 lǐ pào gun salute (e.g. 21-gun salute) / salvo
扑空 撲空 pū kōng lit. to rush at thin air / fig. to miss one's aim / to have nothing to show for one's troubles syn
枪杆 槍桿 qiāng gǎn gun barrel syn
鸿门宴 鴻門宴 hóng mén yàn Hongmen feast / (fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest / refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] 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
水滴石穿 shuǐ dī shí chuān dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) / constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty. syn
gǔn to boil / to roll / to take a hike / Get lost! syn
gùn stick / rod / truncheon / scoundrel / villain syn
miáo to take aim / (fig.) to aim one's looks at / to glance at syn
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
zhǐ imperial decree / purport / aim / purpose syn
电子枪 電子槍 diàn zǐ qiāng electron beam gun / electron gun
chòng ancient firearm / gun
gǔn roller
滴水穿石 dī shuǐ chuān shí dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) / constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty. syn
热风枪 熱風槍 rè fēng qiāng heat gun
表尺 biǎo chǐ rear sight (of a gun) syn
gǔn imperial robe
gǔn Gun, mythical father of Yu the Great 大禹[Da4 Yu3]
gǔn cord / embroidered sash / to sew
gǔn roller / to level with a roller
膛线 膛線 táng xiàn rifling (helical grooves inside the barrel of a gun)
好高骛远 好高騖遠 hào gāo wù yuǎn to bite off more than one can chew (idiom) / to aim too high syn
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
gǔn variant of 鮌|鲧 / Gun, mythical father of Yu the Great 大禹
kǎn to be unable to reach one's aim / to be full of misfortune
同符合契 tóng fú hé qì same sign, joint aim (idiom) / fig. completely compatible / identical
无的放矢 無的放矢 wú dì fàng shǐ to shoot without aim (idiom) / fig. to speak without thinking / firing blindly / to shoot in the air / a shot in the dark
刻鹄类鹜 刻鵠類鶩 kè hú lèi wù to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom) / to fail utterly in trying to copy something / to get a reasonably good, if not perfect, result
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
浅希近求 淺希近求 qiǎn xī jìn qiú to aim low / to aim to get by / without lofty ambition
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
主要目的 zhǔ yào mù dì main aim / principal goal
以失败而告终 以失敗而告終 yǐ shī bài ér gào zhōng to succeed through failure / to achieve one's final aim despite apparent setback
滴水石穿 dī shuǐ shí chuān dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom) / constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
超前瞄准 超前瞄準 chāo qián miáo zhǔn to aim in front of a moving target
达到目的 達到目的 dá dào mù dì to achieve one's aim / to get what one wants
战争目的 war aim
临渊羡鱼,不如退而结网 臨淵羨魚,不如退而結網 lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom) / one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim
跑业务 跑業務 pǎo yè wù (of a salesperson) to visit potential customers with the aim of selling products or services
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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