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

Definizione

A verb-object phrase meaning to hold or carry a gun; in military contexts it means 'to port arms'. Read 'chí' here, not 'zhì'.

verb

to hold a gun(military) to port arms

持枪。
Tā chí qiāng zhàn zài mén kǒu.
He stood at the door holding a gun.
持枪。
Shì bīng men chí qiāng liè duì.
The soldiers stood in formation with port arms.
，。
Tā chí guò yí cì qiāng, dàn méi kāi guò.
He has held a gun once, but never fired it.

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