弓

A bow (weapon) in Chinese: 弓 (gōng)

gōng

a bow (weapon)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1a bow (weapon)
  2. 2to bend
  3. 3to arch (one's back etc)

Stroke order

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弓

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄨㄥ

gōng

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 他拉开弓，射出了一支箭。

    tā lā kāi gōng， shè chū le yì zhī jiàn。

    He drew the bow and shot an arrow.

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Related words

公安局

gōng ān jú

public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station)

公车

gōng chē

bus

公道

gōng dào

justice

公费

gōng fèi

at public expense

公共场所

gōng gòng chǎng suǒ

public place

公关

gōng guān

public relations

公函

gōng hán

official letter

公积金

gōng jī jīn

official reserves

公开信

gōng kāi xìn

open letter

公款

gōng kuǎn

public money

公立

gōng lì

public (e.g. school, hospital)

公墓

gōng mù

public cemetery

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