火药

火药 huǒyào

Gunpowder

火药 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體火藥 huoyao

What 火药 means

Gunpowder

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Character by character

火药 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

火

huǒ

Fire

药

yào

Medicine (drug - cure - prescription)

Words that share a character with 火药

How to write 火药

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火药 in a sentence

火药是中国古代的四大发明之一。

Huǒyào shì Zhōngguó gǔdài de sì dà fāmíng zhī yī.

Gunpowder is one of ancient China's four great inventions.

会场的气氛充满了火药味。

Huìchǎng de qìfēn chōngmǎn le huǒyào wèi.

The atmosphere in the hall was thick with tension.

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Questions about 火药

What does 火药 mean in English?

火药 is pronounced huǒyào and means Gunpowder.

How do you pronounce 火药?

火药 is huǒyào in pinyin — written huoyao without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 火药?

火药 is written with 2 characters: 火 (huǒ) Fire, 药 (yào) Medicine (drug - cure - prescription). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 火药 written in traditional Chinese?

火藥. The simplified form 火药 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 火藥 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced huǒyào.

Is 火药 an HSK word?

Yes — 火药 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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