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手枪

手枪 (shǒu qiāng): Pistol / Handgun (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

手枪 consists of 2 characters.

spear; rifle; gun

Word Info

Pinyinshǒu qiāng

MeaningPistol / Handgun

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word手枪

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 手枪.

Words with 手

手机shǒu jīHSK 2
手表shǒu biǎoHSK 2
洗手间xǐ shǒu jiānHSK 3
歌手gē shǒuHSK 4
二手èr shǒuHSK 5
分手fēn shǒuHSK 5
对手duì shǒuHSK 5
手套shǒu tàoHSK 5

Words with 枪

枪毙qiāng bìHSK 7-9
开枪kāi qiāng
狙击枪jūjīqiāng

3.

How to Use 手枪 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 手枪 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith小型

xiǎo小

xíng型

shǒu手

qiāng枪

neutral

small handgun

Noun + Verbwith射击

shǒu手

qiāng枪

shè射

jī击

Measure Word + Nounwith把

yī一

bǎ把

shǒu手

qiāng枪

Verb + Objectwith携带

xié携

dài带

shǒu手

qiāng枪

4.

Example Sentences with 手枪

zhè这

shì是

yī一

bǎ把

shǒu手

qiāng枪

。

neutral

handgun shooting

neutral

a handgun

formal

carry a handgun

This is a pistol.

jǐng警

chá察

cóng从

xián嫌

yí疑

rén人

shēn身

shang上

sōu搜

chū出

le了

yī一

bǎ把

shǒu手

qiāng枪

。

The police found a pistol on the suspect.

tā他

xiǎo小

xīn心

yì翼

yì翼

dì地

jiǎn检

chá查

le了

nà那

bǎ把

shǒu手

qiāng枪

de的

bǎo保

xiǎn险

zhuāng装

zhì置

。

He carefully checked the safety mechanism of that pistol.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

zhī知

dào道

sī私

zì自

xié携

dài带

shǒu手

qiāng枪

shì是

wéi违

fǎ法

de的

ma吗

？

Don't you know that carrying a handgun privately is illegal?

jǐng警

chá察

zài在

zhuī追

bǔ捕

zuì罪

fàn犯

shí时

shǐ使

yòng用

le了

shǒu手

qiāng枪

。

The police used a pistol while chasing the criminal.

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

xiǎng想

guò过

zì自

jǐ己

huì会

zhēn真

zhèng正

xū需

yào要

yòng用

dào到

nà那

bǎ把

shǒu手

qiāng枪

。

He never thought he would actually need to use that pistol.

zài在

jǐn紧

jí急

qíng情

kuàng况

xià下

，

zhè这

bǎ把

shǒu手

qiāng枪

huò或

xǔ许

néng能

tí提

gōng供

guān关

jiàn键

de的

zì自

wèi卫

shǒu手

duàn段

。

In an emergency, this handgun might provide a crucial means of self-defense.

zài在

diàn电

yǐng影

lǐ里

，

zhǔ主

jué角

jīng经

cháng常

yòng用

shǒu手

qiāng枪

bǎo保

hù护

zì自

jǐ己

hé和

tā他

rén人

。

In movies, the protagonist often uses a pistol to protect themselves and others.

hēi嘿

，

nǐ你

kàn看

dào到

wǒ我

fàng放

zài在

chōu抽

tì屉

lǐ里

de的

nà那

bǎ把

shǒu手

qiāng枪

mó模

xíng型

le了

ma吗

？

Hey, have you seen the pistol model I put in the drawer?