水枪 (suǐ qiāng) — water pistol (toy); hydraulic monitor; high-pressure water cannon
Definition
水枪 literally means "water gun" and covers both senses: a children's water pistol (水仗, playing in summer) and a high-pressure water cannon used by firefighters or on construction sites. The toy sense is far more common in everyday speech.
noun
water pistol (toy)hydraulic monitorhigh-pressure water cannon
Measure word · 把
Examples
- 。Hái zi men zài huā yuán lǐ yòng suǐ qiāng dǎ shuǐ zhàng.The children had a water fight in the garden with water pistols.
- 。Xiāo fáng yuán yòng suǐ qiāng duì zhe dà lóu pēn shuǐ.The firefighters aimed the hydraulic monitor at the building and sprayed water.
- ，。Gōng dì shàng, gōng rén yòng suǐ qiāng chōng xǐ lù miàn.At the construction site, workers used a high-pressure water cannon to wash the road.
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