niǎo
qiāng
huàn
pào

idiom

Meaning of 鸟枪换炮

鸟枪换炮 means to make a huge upgrade; conditions take a great turn for the better. Pronounced niǎo qiāng huàn pào.

  • to make a huge upgrade; conditions take a great turn for the better

Definitions & Examples

Gōng
bān
le
xīn
bàn
gōng
shì
 
cóng
mín
fáng
huàn
dào
le
xiě
lóu
 
zhēn
shì
niǎo
qiāng
huàn
pào
le
 

The company moved to a new office, from a residential house to an office building—it's a huge upgrade!

qián
shàng
xué
yào
xíng
shí
 
xiàn
zài
tōng
le
xiào
chē
 
zhēn
shì
niǎo
qiāng
huàn
pào
 

We used to walk over ten miles to school, but now there's a school bus—what a great improvement!

de
xīn
yán
jiū
shè
bèi
yuán
lái
de
xiān
jìn
duō
le
 
shuō
shì
niǎo
qiāng
huàn
pào
 

His new research equipment is much more advanced than the old one; you could say it's a dramatic upgrade.