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炮塔
pào tǎ
Pinyin
Definition
炮塔
-
pào tǎ
gun turret
Character Decomposition
炮
火
勹
巳
塔
土
艹
人
一
口
Related Words
(20)
鞭炮
biān pào
1
firecrackers
2
string of small firecrackers
3
CL:枚[méi]
佛塔
fó tǎ
1
pagoda
塔
tǎ
1
pagoda
2
tower
3
minaret
4
stupa (abbr. loanword from Sanskrit tapo)
5
CL:座[zuò]
大炮
dà pào
1
big gun
2
cannon
3
artillery
4
one who talks big
5
trad. form 大炮 also used
6
CL:門|门[mén],尊[zūn]
如法炮制
rú fǎ páo zhì
1
lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
2
fig. to follow a set pattern
打炮
dǎ pào
1
to open fire with artillery
2
to set off firecrackers
3
to make one's stage debut
4
(slang) to have sex
5
to masturbate
桑塔纳
Sāng tǎ nà
1
Santana (name)
火炮
huǒ pào
1
cannon
2
gun
3
artillery
炮
bāo
1
to sauté
2
to fry
3
to dry by heating
炮仗
pào zhang
1
firecracker
炮弹
pào dàn
1
artillery shell
2
CL:枚[méi]
炮灰
pào huī
1
cannon fodder
炮竹
pào zhú
1
firecracker
炮制
páo zhì
1
to concoct
2
to invent
3
to fabricate
4
to produce
5
to process
6
processing and curing (Chinese medicine)
炮轰
pào hōng
1
to bombard
2
to bomb
3
(fig.) to criticize
4
to roast
灯塔
dēng tǎ
1
lighthouse
2
CL:座[zuò]
礼炮
lǐ pào
1
gun salute (e.g. 21-gun salute)
2
salvo
花炮
huā pào
1
firecracker
金字塔
jīn zì tǎ
1
pyramid (building or structure)
铁塔
tiě tǎ
1
iron tower
Idioms
(8)
一炮打响
yī pào dǎ xiǎng
1
to win instant success (idiom)
2
to start off successfully
一炮而红
yī pào ér hóng
1
to win instant success (idiom)
2
to become an instant hit
丢轮扯炮
diū lún chě pào
1
lose a wheel, tear at the gun (idiom); flustered and confused in a panic
如法炮制
rú fǎ páo zhì
1
lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
2
fig. to follow a set pattern
放马后炮
fàng mǎ hòu pào
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
cannon firing for days on end (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
聚沙成塔
jù shā chéng tǎ
1
sand grains accumulate to make a tower a tower (idiom); by gathering small amounts one gets a huge quantity
2
many a mickle makes a muckle
鸟枪换炮
niǎo qiāng huàn pào
1
bird shotgun replaced by cannon (idiom); equipment improved enormously
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