Definition
You may be tempted to pronounce 迫 as pò, but in this word it's pǎi jī pào. In Taiwan it's pronounced pò jí pào. This word refers to a portable, muzzle-loading artillery piece that fires shells at high angles.
n
mortar (weapon)
Examples
- 迫击炮。pǎi jī pào shì yì zhǒng zhòngyào de bùbīng zhīyuán wǔqì.The mortar is an important infantry support weapon.
- 迫击炮，。Shìbīng men xùnsù jiàshè pǎi jī pào, xiàng dí zhèndì shèjī.The soldiers quickly set up the mortar and fired at the enemy position.
- 迫击炮。Zhè zhǒng pǎi jī pào de shèchéng kěyǐ dádào shù gōnglǐ.This type of mortar has a range of several kilometers.
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