Chinese word

核武器

Pronunciation

Pinyinhé wǔ qì

Meaning

  • nounnuclear weapon

Example

孩子们在学校历史课上学习核武器的危害。hái zi men zài xué xiào lì shǐ kè shàng xué xí hé wǔ qì de wēi hài

The children learn about the dangers of nuclear weapons in history class at school.

Illustration for 核武器 (nuclear weapon)

More examples

政府宣布加入限制核武器的国际协议。zhèng fǔ xuān bù jiā rù xiàn zhì hé wǔ qì de guó jì xié yì

The government announced that it would join an international agreement limiting nuclear weapons.

Core concept

A weapon powered by the enormous energy released from reactions inside an atomic nucleus.

Common phrases

  • 控制核武器kòng zhì hé wǔ qì

    control nuclear weapons

  • 限制核武器xiàn zhì hé wǔ qì

    limit nuclear weapons

  • 核武器条约hé wǔ qì tiáo yuē

    nuclear weapons treaty

Similar words

原子弹yuán zǐ dàn: A bomb that releases energy by splitting atomic nuclei, producing a huge blast and radiation.
氢弹qīng dàn: A bomb that uses nuclear fusion to produce an extremely powerful explosion.
大规模杀伤性武器dà guī mó shā shāng xìng wǔ qì: A weapon capable of killing many people or destroying many things at once.

Definition in Chinese

利用原子核或原子核反应释放的巨大能量作为破坏手段的武器。lì yòng yuán zǐ hé huò yuán zǐ hé fǎn yìng shì fàng de jù dà néng liàng zuò wéi pò huài shǒu duàn de wǔ qì

Word origin

核 (hé, "nucleus") + 武 (wǔ, "military") + 器 (qì, "tool") forms a term for a weapon based on energy released by a nuclear reaction.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this term belongs mainly to news, history, and public-policy discussion, so it sounds unusually serious in casual conversation.

Opposites

  • 常规武器cháng guī wǔ qìconventional weaponsnoun

Related words

  • 核武库hé wǔ kùnuclear arsenalnoun
  • 核力量hé lì liàngnuclear forcesnoun

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