鸟枪 (niǎo qiāng) — fowling piece; air gun

Definition

Examples

• 爷爷年轻时常用鸟枪打猎。
  Yé ye nián qīng shí cháng yòng niǎo qiāng dǎ liè.
  Grandpa often used a fowling piece to hunt when he was young.
• 这把鸟枪是气动的，威力不大。
  Zhè bǎ niǎo qiāng shì qì dòng de, wēi lì bú dà.
  This air gun is pneumatic and not very powerful.
• 现在很少有人用鸟枪了，都用更先进的武器。
  Xiàn zài hěn shǎo yǒu rén yòng niǎo qiāng le, dōu yòng gèng xiān jìn de wǔ qì.
  Nowadays few people use fowling pieces; they all use more advanced weapons.