火药 (huǒ yào) — gunpowder

Definition

Examples

• 中国四大发明之一就是火药。
  Zhōng guó sì dà fā míng zhī yī jiù shì huǒ yào.
  Gunpowder is one of China's four great inventions.
• 古代人用火药制造武器和烟花。
  Gǔ dài rén yòng huǒ yào zhì zào wǔ qì hé yān huā.
  Ancient people used gunpowder to make weapons and fireworks.
• 火药的发明改变了战争的方式。
  huǒ yào De fā míng gǎi biàn le zhàn zhēng de fāng shì.
  The invention of gunpowder changed the way wars were fought.