xiā huǒ
ReadWriteQuiz

Chinese dictionary
Show pinyin

  • 1

    n.dud; misfired shell

    • dǎ le liù fā pào dàn qí zhōng yī fā shì xiā huǒ de

      炮弹其中瞎火

      Six shells were fired and one of them was a dud.

    • zhè pī zǐ dàn zhì liàng zhēn chà zhè yòu shì yī kē xiā huǒ de

      子弹质量瞎火

      The shells are of poor quality, there is another dud here.

  • 2

    v.(of ammunition) fail to go off; misfire; fail to detonate or explode

    • pào dàn yòu xiā huǒ le

      炮弹瞎火

      The shell failed to explode again.