chòng

铳子

Word · NounTraditional銃

blunderbuss; punch

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

blunderbuss; old-style firearm

archaic

Historical term for a type of short gun or musket used in ancient China. Now mostly obsolete.

Bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
lǐ里
chén陈
liè列
zhe着
yī一
bǎ把
gǔ古
dài代
de的
niǎo鸟
chòng铳
 。

An ancient blunderbuss is on display in the museum.

Shì士
bīng兵
men们
shǒu手
chí持
huǒ火
chòng铳
 。

The soldiers held blunderbusses.

2.

noun

punch (a metalworking tool); drift

technical

A pointed tool used for punching holes or making indentations in metal or leather. The neutral-tone variant '冲子' (chòng·zi) is more common in modern usage.

Gōng工
rén人
yòng用
chòng铳
zi子
zài在
tiě铁
bǎn板
shàng上
dǎ打
kǒng孔
 。

The worker used a punch to make a hole in the iron plate.

Zhè这
gè个
kǒng孔
xū需
yào要
xiān先
yòng用
chòng铳
zi子
dìng定
wèi位
 。

This hole needs to be positioned with a punch first.