I’ve compiled here a list of the most common modern weapon vocabulary in English, along with their corresponding translations in Mandarin. This may be useful in boosting your defense-related vocabulary which comes up often in news articles and creative writing.
Modern Weapon Vocabulary in English and Chinese
air gun: 汽枪
ammunition: 弹药
anti-aircraft: 高射的
anti-personnel: 杀伤人员的
anti-tank: 反坦克的
artillery: 火炮
assault rifle: 突击步枪
automatic: 自动的
bayonet: 刺刀
bazooka: 巴祖卡火箭筒
bomb: 炸弹
bullet: 子弹
cannon: 加农炮
carbine: 卡宾枪
club (baton; truncheon): 棍棒
cluster munition (cluster bomb): 集束炸弹
flamethrower: 火焰喷射器
grenade launcher: 榴弹发射器
handgun: 手枪
hand grenade: 手榴弹
howitzer: 榴弹炮
improvised explosive device (IED): 简易爆炸装置
land mine (proximity mine): 地雷
machine gun: 机关枪
missile: 导弹
mortar: 迫击炮
musket: 鸟铳
pepper spray (OC spray): 胡椒喷雾
pistol: 手枪
revolver: 左轮手枪
rifle: 步枪
riot shield: 防暴盾
rocket: 火箭
rocket launcher (missile launcher): 火箭筒
semi-automatic: 半自动的
shotgun: 霰弹枪
sniper rifle: 狙击步枪
submachine gun (SMG): 冲锋枪
tear gas (lachrymatory agent; lachrymator): 催泪弹
time bomb: 计时炸弹
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