炮塔
pào tǎ
Pinyin

Definition

炮塔
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pào tǎ
  1. gun turret

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

鞭炮
biān pào
  1. 1 firecrackers
  2. 2 string of small firecrackers
  3. 3 CL:枚[méi]
佛塔
fó tǎ
  1. 1 pagoda
塔
tǎ
  1. 1 pagoda
  2. 2 tower
  3. 3 minaret
  4. 4 stupa (abbr. loanword from Sanskrit tapo)
  5. 5 CL:座[zuò]
大炮
dà pào
  1. 1 big gun
  2. 2 cannon
  3. 3 artillery
  4. 4 one who talks big
  5. 5 trad. form 大炮 also used
  6. 6 CL:門|门[mén],尊[zūn]
如法炮制
rú fǎ páo zhì
  1. 1 lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to follow a set pattern
打炮
dǎ pào
  1. 1 to open fire with artillery
  2. 2 to set off firecrackers
  3. 3 to make one's stage debut
  4. 4 (slang) to have sex
  5. 5 to masturbate
桑塔纳
Sāng tǎ nà
  1. 1 Santana (name)
火炮
huǒ pào
  1. 1 cannon
  2. 2 gun
  3. 3 artillery
炮
bāo
  1. 1 to sauté
  2. 2 to fry
  3. 3 to dry by heating
炮仗
pào zhang
  1. 1 firecracker
炮弹
pào dàn
  1. 1 artillery shell
  2. 2 CL:枚[méi]
炮灰
pào huī
  1. 1 cannon fodder
炮竹
pào zhú
  1. 1 firecracker
炮制
páo zhì
  1. 1 to concoct
  2. 2 to invent
  3. 3 to fabricate
  4. 4 to produce
  5. 5 to process
  6. 6 processing and curing (Chinese medicine)
炮轰
pào hōng
  1. 1 to bombard
  2. 2 to bomb
  3. 3 (fig.) to criticize
  4. 4 to roast
灯塔
dēng tǎ
  1. 1 lighthouse
  2. 2 CL:座[zuò]
礼炮
lǐ pào
  1. 1 gun salute (e.g. 21-gun salute)
  2. 2 salvo
花炮
huā pào
  1. 1 firecracker
金字塔
jīn zì tǎ
  1. 1 pyramid (building or structure)
铁塔
tiě tǎ
  1. 1 iron tower

Idioms (8)

一炮打响
yī pào dǎ xiǎng
  1. 1 to win instant success (idiom)
  2. 2 to start off successfully
一炮而红
yī pào ér hóng
  1. 1 to win instant success (idiom)
  2. 2 to become an instant hit
丢轮扯炮
diū lún chě pào
  1. 1 lose a wheel, tear at the gun (idiom); flustered and confused in a panic
如法炮制
rú fǎ páo zhì
  1. 1 lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to follow a set pattern
放马后炮
fàng mǎ hòu pào
  1. 1 to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective
炮火连天
pào huǒ lián tiān
  1. 1 cannon firing for days on end (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
聚沙成塔
jù shā chéng tǎ
  1. 1 sand grains accumulate to make a tower a tower (idiom); by gathering small amounts one gets a huge quantity
  2. 2 many a mickle makes a muckle
鸟枪换炮
niǎo qiāng huàn pào
  1. 1 bird shotgun replaced by cannon (idiom); equipment improved enormously

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