How to say “weapon” in Chinese
weapon
“Weapon” in Chinese is 武器, wǔ qì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
武器 is read wǔ qì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Bottom left, 止 “foot”; on the right, a weapon, as in 戈: marching off to war armed.
Four 口 around 犬 “dog”: a dog guarding the dishes.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “武器”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 武器. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 联合国要求双方放下武器。LiánhéguóyāoqiúshuāngfāngfàngxiàwǔqìThe UN demands that both sides lay down their weapons.
- 世界不需要更多武器shìjièbùxūyàogèngduōwǔqìThe world doesn't need more weapons.
More words from the lesson “Weapons and equipment”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “weapon” in Chinese?
“Weapon” in Chinese is 武器, pinyin wǔqì.
What does 武器 mean?
武器 (wǔqì) means “weapon”.
How do you write 武器?
武器 is 2 characters: 武 (wǔ) — military, martial; 器 (qì) — device, utensil. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 武器?
武器 is read wǔqì. Tones: wǔ — third tone, qì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“weapon” in the lesson “Weapons and equipment”
This word is from the topic “Peace, war and diplomacy” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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