HSK 6 · Objects

武器 wǔqì “weapon” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 武器 means

  1. weapon
  2. arms

Measure word 种 zhǒng · 一种武器 yì zhǒng wǔqì

How to say 武器

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale武wǔ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale器qì4th tone, falling

武器 in a sentence

  1. 耐心有时候是最有效的武器。

    Nàixīn yǒushíhou shì zuì yǒuxiào de wǔqì.

    Patience is sometimes the most effective weapon.

    Sentence #335870 from Tatoeba

  2. 他用他的雨伞当作武器。

    Tā yòng tā de yǔsǎn dàngzuò wǔqì.

    He used his umbrella as a weapon.

    Sentence #881865 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  3. 携带武器是违法的。

    Xiédài wǔqì shì wéifǎ de.

    Carrying weapons is against the law.

    Sentence #798119 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 武器 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 武 (wǔ) with each of its parts in a different colour
武wǔmartial
  • 一one · yī
  • 弋shoot · yì
  • 止stop · zhǐ
The character 器 (qì) with each of its parts in a different colour
器qìdevice
  • 口mouth · kǒu
  • 口mouth · kǒu
  • 犬dog · quǎn
  • 口mouth · kǒu
  • 口mouth · kǒu

How to write 武器

武 8 strokes · 器 16 strokes

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武器 (wǔqì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 武器 (wǔqì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 武器

Words with 武

武术wǔshù · martial arts武装wǔzhuāng · armed forces武侠wǔxiá · martial arts hero

Words with 器

机器jīqì · machine乐器yuèqì · musical instrument充电器chōngdiànqì · battery charger器官qìguān · organ (of the body)仪器yíqì · instrument器材qìcái · equipment容器róngqì · container

More words: Objects & Materials

陶瓷táocí · ceramics铜tóng · copper丸wán · pill玩意儿wányìr · thing弦xián · string (of an instrument or bow)纤维xiānwéi · fibre屑xiè · crumbs样品yàngpǐn · sample

FAQs

武器 (wǔqì) means “weapon” or “arms”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it wǔqì: wǔ with a 3rd tone, then qì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 武器 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 种 (zhǒng). For example, one weapon is 一种武器 (yì zhǒng wǔqì).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type wuqi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 武器 from the suggestions. Typing wuqi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
武器 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.