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弩
Simplified
弩
Traditional
弩
Pinyin
nǔ
Definition
crossbow
他在院子里装弩
Tā zài yuànzi lǐ zhuāng nǔ
He is assembling a crossbow in the yard
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弩
奴
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弓
奴
Part
nú
slave
弓
Part
gōng
bow
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怒
努
弩
驽
帑
呶
呶
孥
砮
笯
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弓弩
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弩兵
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弩炮
nǔ pào
catapult; ballista (siege catapult firing stone blocks)
弓弩手
gōng nǔ shǒu
crossbow shooter
剑拔弩张
jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
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强弩之末
qiáng nǔ zhī mò
lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom); fig. spent force
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