quān
弮
crossbow
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
crossbow; ancient mechanical bow
archaicLiterary/archaic term for a crossbow, a mechanical bow with a trigger mechanism. Rarely used in modern Chinese except in historical or literary contexts.
Bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
lǐ里
chén陈
liè列
zhe着
yī一
bǎ把
Hàn汉
dài代
de的
qīng青
tóng铜
quān弮
。
The museum displays a bronze crossbow from the Han Dynasty.
Gǔ古
dài代
shì士
bīng兵
shǒu手
chí持
qiáng强
quān弮
，
shè射
chéng程
kě可
dá达
shù数
bǎi百
bù步
。
Ancient soldiers wielded powerful crossbows with a range of several hundred paces.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
quān弮
bǐ比
pǔ普
tōng通
de的
gōng弓
wēi威
lì力
gèng更
dà大
，
dàn但
shàng上
xián弦
jiào较
màn慢
。
This type of crossbow was more powerful than ordinary bows, but slower to reload.