xiàn dàn qiāngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
shotgun
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Original source entry:

霰彈槍 霰弹枪 [xian4 dan4 qiang1] /shotgun/

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Other forms in these source records: 霰彈槍

  • 霰
    xiàn

    graupel / snow pellet / soft hail

  • 弹
    dàn

    crossball / bullet / shot / shell / ball

    tán

    to pluck (a string) / to play (a string instrument) / to spring or leap / to shoot (e.g. with a catapult) / (of cotton) to fluff or tease / to flick / to flip / to accuse / to impeach / elastic (of materials)

  • 枪
    qiāng

    gun / firearm / rifle / spear / thing with shape or function similar to a gun / CL:支[zhī],把[bǎ],桿|杆[gǎn],條|条[tiáo],枝[zhī] / to substitute for another person in a test / to knock / classifier for rifle shots

    Qiāng

    surname Qiang

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