枪击
qiāng jī
Pinyin

Definition

枪击
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qiāng jī
  1. to shoot with a gun
  2. shooting incident

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

打击
dǎ jī
  1. 1 to hit
  2. 2 to strike
  3. 3 to attack
  4. 4 to crack down on sth
  5. 5 blow
  6. 6 (psychological) shock
  7. 7 percussion (music)
击败
jī bài
  1. 1 to defeat
  2. 2 to beat
枪
Qiāng
  1. 1 surname Qiang
无懈可击
wú xiè kě jī
  1. 1 invulnerable
猛击
měng jī
  1. 1 to slap
  2. 2 to smack
  3. 3 to punch
点击
diǎn jī
  1. 1 to hit
  2. 2 to press
  3. 3 to strike (on the keyboard)
  4. 4 to click (a web page button)
不堪一击
bù kān yī jī
  1. 1 to be unable to withstand a single blow
  2. 2 to collapse at the first blow
出击
chū jī
  1. 1 to sally
  2. 2 to attack
刀枪不入
dāo qiāng bù rù
  1. 1 lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. invulnerable
  3. 3 untouchable
  4. 4 thick-skinned
  5. 5 impervious to criticism
反击
fǎn jī
  1. 1 to strike back
  2. 2 to beat back
  3. 3 to counterattack
回击
huí jī
  1. 1 to fight back
  2. 2 to return fire
  3. 3 to counterattack
射击
shè jī
  1. 1 to shoot
  2. 2 to fire (a gun)
手枪
shǒu qiāng
  1. 1 pistol
  2. 2 CL:把[bǎ]
抗击
kàng jī
  1. 1 to resist (an aggressor)
  2. 2 to oppose (a menace)
抨击
pēng jī
  1. 1 to attack (verbally or in writing)
拳击
quán jī
  1. 1 boxing
搏击
bó jī
  1. 1 to fight, esp. with hands
  2. 2 wrestling (as a sport)
  3. 3 to wrestle
  4. 4 to wrestle (against fate, with a problem etc)
  5. 5 to capture prey
撞击
zhuàng jī
  1. 1 to strike
  2. 2 to hit
  3. 3 to ram
击
jī
  1. 1 to hit
  2. 2 to strike
  3. 3 to break
  4. 4 Taiwan pr. [jí]
击中
jī zhòng
  1. 1 to hit (a target etc)
  2. 2 to strike

Idioms (18)

以卵击石
yǐ luǎn jī shí
  1. 1 lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible
  2. 2 to invite disaster by overreaching oneself
刀枪不入
dāo qiāng bù rù
  1. 1 lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. invulnerable
  3. 3 untouchable
  4. 4 thick-skinned
  5. 5 impervious to criticism
单枪匹马
dān qiāng pǐ mǎ
  1. 1 lit. single spear and horse (idiom); fig. single-handed
  2. 2 unaccompanied
击鼓鸣金
jī gǔ míng jīn
  1. 1 to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
  2. 2 to egg people on or to call them back
旁敲侧击
páng qiāo cè jī
  1. 1 to make insinuations
  2. 2 to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom)
明枪好躲，暗箭难防
míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
  1. 1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
明枪易躲，暗箭难防
míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
  1. 1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
星流电击
xīng liú diàn jī
  1. 1 meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
  2. 2 portentous signs
星流霆击
xīng liú tíng jī
  1. 1 meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
  2. 2 portentous signs
枪打出头鸟
qiāng dǎ chū tóu niǎo
  1. 1 the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom)
  2. 2 nonconformity gets punished
相向突击
xiāng xiàng tū jī
  1. 1 sudden attack from the opposite direction (idiom)
真刀真枪
zhēn dāo zhēn qiāng
  1. 1 real swords, real spears (idiom)
  2. 2 real weapons
  3. 3 very much for real
  4. 4 every bit real
  5. 5 the genuine article
声东击西
shēng dōng jī xī
  1. 1 to threaten the east and strike to the west (idiom)
  2. 2 to create a diversion
荷枪实弹
hè qiāng shí dàn
  1. 1 (idiom) armed
  2. 2 carrying a loaded firearm
迎头痛击
yíng tóu tòng jī
  1. 1 to deliver a frontal assault
  2. 2 to meet head-on (idiom)
避其锐气，击其惰归
bì qí ruì qì , jī qí duò guī
  1. 1 avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws (idiom)
银样镴枪头
yín yàng là qiāng tóu
  1. 1 silvery spear point actually made of pewter (idiom); fig. worthless despite an attractive exterior
鸟枪换炮
niǎo qiāng huàn pào
  1. 1 bird shotgun replaced by cannon (idiom); equipment improved enormously

Sample Sentences

他回应，近期枪击惨案罪不在枪，而是枪手有“精神病”，提议“多建精神康复机构”。
tā huíyìng ，jìnqī qiāngjī cǎnàn zuì bù zài qiāng ，érshì qiāngshǒu yǒu “jīngshénbìng ”，tíyì “duō jiàn jīngshén kāngfù jīgòu ”。
He responded guns should not be blamed for the recent tragic shooting but that the gunman had a "mental illness" and proposed "to build more mental rehabilitation institutions.
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第八：美国佛罗里达枪击案造成多人死亡，引起枪枝管制问题讨论。
dìbā ：Měiguó Fúluólǐdá qiāngjīàn zàochéng duōrén sǐwáng ，yǐnqǐ qiāngzhī guǎnzhì wèntí tǎolùn 。
8. High school shooting in Florida resulted in many deaths, provoking the discussion of gun control related issues.
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玛乔丽·斯通曼·道格拉斯高中枪击案有十七人死亡，十四人受伤，成为美国历史上死伤最严重的高中枪击事件。
mǎqiáolì ·sītōngmàn ·Dàogélāsī gāozhōng qiāngjīàn yǒu shíqī rén sǐwáng ，shísì rén shòushāng ，chéngwéi Měiguó lìshǐ shàng sǐshāng zuì yánzhòng de gāozhōng qiāngjī shìjiàn 。
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting resulted in seventeen dead and fourteen injured, making this the deadliest shooting at a high school in United States history.
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我还是不明白。枪是可以自卫，但更是凶器。世界上总有一些不正常的人，用枪来杀害无辜的人。如果不允许持枪，可能也不会有那么多的枪击案了。
wǒ háishì bù míngbái 。qiāng shì kěyǐ zìwèi ，dàn gèng shì xiōngqì 。shìjiè shàng zǒng yǒu yīxiē bù zhèngcháng de rén ，yòng qiāng lái shāhài wúgū de rén 。rúguǒ bùyǔnxǔ chí qiāng ，kěnéng yě bù huì yǒu nàme duō de qiāngjī’àn le 。
I still don't understand. Guns can be used in self-defense, but they are also lethal weapons. There are disturbed people throughout the world who could use guns to kill innocent people. If we don't allow them to have guns, then there won't be so many shootings.
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其实在美国也是存在争议的。有些人跟你的看法差不多。不过，还有很多人觉得，枪击案发生的原因不在于枪，而是用枪的人。即使禁枪了，他还是有可能通过别的渠道得到枪支，或者索性用刀之类的武器。
qíshí zài Měiguó yě shì cúnzài zhēngyì de 。yǒuxiērén gēn nǐ de kànfǎ chàbuduō 。bùguò ，háiyǒu hěn duō rén juéde ，qiāngjī‘àn fāshēng de yuányīn bù zàiyú qiāng ，érshì yòng qiāng de rén 。jíshǐ jìnqiāng le ，tā háishì yǒu kěnéng tōngguò biéde qúdào dédào qiāngzhī ，huò zhě suǒxìng yòng dāo zhīlèi de wǔqì 。
In fact, there's a debate about this in America. Some people have pretty much the same point of view that you do. However, there are many people who think that the reason shootings happen aren't because of the guns, but rather the person using the gun. Even if guns are illegal, he'll still be able to get a gun through other channels, or start using knives as weapons instead.
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