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Meaning of 弩

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弩
Pinyin: nǔ
English Definition: crossbow
Chinese Definition:
①一种用机械力量射箭的弓,泛指弓:弩弓。弩机。弩手(弓手)。弩箭。弩炮(发射石块的弩机)。
Total strokes: 8; Radical: 弓
Pictophonetic:奴 indicates the sound; 弓 (bow) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
Similar Characters: 拏
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Example Words
剑拔弩张 jiàn bá nǔ zhāng lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility; at daggers drawn
弓弩手 gōng nǔ shǒu crossbow shooter
强弩之末 qiáng nǔ zhī mò lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom); fig. spent force
石弩 shí nǔ catapult; ballista (siege catapult firing stone blocks)
弓弩 gōng nǔ bow and crossbow
More:弩* | *弩 | *弩*
Example Sentences
1
你必须成为
“
火弩
”
。
You can' t "sort of" fire a crossbow.
2
我曾想我会用弩射向我的头
。
I thought I was going to shoot myself in the head with a crossbow.
3
阁楼射门现在应该发挥正确的动画弓箭和弩
。
Mezz Shots should now play the correct animations for bows and crossbows.
4
弓和弩的弹药总是有限的
,
所以要慎重使用
。
A bow and a crossbow have limited ammunition so use them reasonably.
5
这种攻城器实际上是一个装在轮式载具上的大弩
。
These artillery pieces resemble giant crossbows , on a simple wheeled carriage.