炮 pào

large gun, cannon; artillery

HSK 5 #914

DEFINITIONS

炮 pào
  • cannon
  • CL:座[zuo4]
  • firecracker
  • variant of 炮[pao4]
炮 bāo
  • to sauté
  • to fry
  • to dry by heating
炮 páo
  • to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)

STROKES

WORDS

迫擊炮 pǎi jī pào mortar (weapon)
野炮 yě pào field artillery
长枪短炮 cháng qiāng duǎn pào camera (jocular)
長槍短炮 cháng qiāng duǎn pào camera (jocular)
开门炮 kāi mén pào firecrackers set off at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day (a Chinese tradition)
開門炮 kāi mén pào firecrackers set off at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day (a Chinese tradition)
馬後炮 mǎ hòu pào lit. firing after the horse; fig. belated action; giving advice in hindsight
鳥槍換炮 niǎo qiāng huàn pào bird shotgun replaced by cannon (idiom); equipment improved enormously
炮队 pào duì artillery unit
枪炮声 qiāng pào shēng sounds of gunfire
一炮 yī pào a shot; a round of gunfire
几炮 jǐ pào several shots fired
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