Chinese word

武器

Pronunciation

Pinyinwǔ qì

Meaning

  • nounweapon

Example

别带武器进教室。bié dài wǔ qì jìn jiào shì

Don't bring weapons into the classroom.

Illustration for 武器 (weapon)

More examples

机场安检时，不能带武器上飞机。jī chǎng ān jiǎn shí bù néng dài wǔ qì shàng fēi jī

You cannot bring weapons onto the plane during airport security checks.

Core concept

Something used to impose force, create leverage, or make an intended result more likely.

Common phrases

  • 带武器dài wǔ qì

    bring weapons

  • 禁止带武器jìn zhǐ dài wǔ qì

    ban bringing weapons

  • 用武器伤人yòng wǔ qì shāng rén

    injure people with weapons

Similar words

刀dāo: A tool with a sharp blade for cutting or stabbing during an attack.
枪qiāng: A firearm with a long barrel that fires bullets over a distance.

Definition in Chinese

原义指用于战斗的器具，延伸为任何可用来实现目的、有优势或威慑力的手段。yuán yì zhǐ yòng yú zhàn dòu de qì jù yán shēn wèi rèn hé kě yòng lái shí xiàn mù dì yǒu yōu shì huò wēi shè lì de shǒu duàn

Word origin

The compound joins 武 (wǔ, "martial") with 器 (qì, "implement"), linking military action with a tool and allowing the concrete sense to extend to a means of gaining an advantage.

Usage tips

  • The physical and figurative senses are both normal, so a sentence about a skill, argument, or plan need not refer to an object that can be carried.

Other meanings

  • armsnoun
  • murder weaponnoun

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