枪手 (qiāng shǒu) — sharpshooter; gunner; (colloquial) someone who takes an exam or writes a paper for someone else; test proxy; ghostwriter
Definition
Two distinct senses: literally a 'sharpshooter / gunner', or colloquially someone paid to take an exam or write a paper for you (a 'ghostwriter' or test proxy).
noun
sharpshootergunner(colloquial) someone who takes an exam or writes a paper for someone elsetest proxyghostwriter
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 枪手，。Tā shì yì míng chū sè de qiāng shǒu, bǎi fā bǎi zhòng.He is an excellent sharpshooter, hitting the target every time.
- 枪手。Tā huā qián zhǎo le yí gè qiāng shǒu bāng tā kǎo jià zhào.He paid to find a proxy to take the driving test for him.
- 枪手。Jǐng fāng zhuā huò le yì míng kǎo shì qiāng shǒu.The police arrested an exam proxy.
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