# 手枪 (shǒuqiāng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 手枪 (shǒuqiāng) means “pistol; handgun”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: pistol; handgun
- Pinyin: shǒuqiāng (shou3 qiang1)
- Traditional: 手槍
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- Measure word: 把

## Examples

- 警察手里拿着一把手枪。
  Jǐngchá shǒulǐ ná zhe yī bǎ shǒuqiāng.
  The police officer was holding a pistol.

## Characters

- [手](https://hanziro.com/word/shou-hand/) (shǒu): hand
- [枪](https://hanziro.com/word/qiang-gun/) (qiāng): gun; firearm

https://hanziro.com/word/shou-qiang-pistol/

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