持枪 (chí qiāng) — to hold a gun; (military) to port arms

Definition

Examples

• 他持枪站在门口。
  Tā chí qiāng zhàn zài mén kǒu.
  He stood at the door holding a gun.
• 士兵们持枪列队。
  Shì bīng men chí qiāng liè duì.
  The soldiers stood in formation with port arms.
• 他持过一次枪，但没开过。
  Tā chí guò yí cì qiāng, dàn méi kāi guò.
  He has held a gun once, but never fired it.