引信 (yǐn xìn) — detonator; fuse (for explosives)

Definition

Examples

• 这个炸弹的引信已经装好了。
  Zhè ge zhà dàn de yǐn xìn yǐ jīng zhuāng hǎo le.
  The detonator of this bomb is already installed.
• 士兵小心地检查引信是否正常。
  Shì bīng xiǎo xīn dì jiǎn chá yǐn xìn shì fǒu zhèng cháng.
  The soldier carefully checked whether the fuse was working.
• 旧式手榴弹的引信很容易受潮。
  Jiù shì shǒu liú dàn de yǐn xìn hěn róng yì shòu cháo.
  The fuse of old-fashioned grenades easily gets damp.