| 枪毙 | qiang1 bi4 | to get rid of |
| 打响 | da3 xiang3 | to fire |
| 射程 | she4 cheng2 | reach |
| 枪眼 | qiang1 yan3 | crenel |
| 枪决 | qiang1 jue2 | same as æ§æ–ƒæžªæ¯™ |
| 痛痛快快 | tong4 tong4 kuai4 kuai4 | happily |
| 撞针 | zhuang4 zhen1 | firing pin |
| 兵不血刃 | bing1 bu4 xue4 ren4 | fig. an effortless victory |
| 火线 | huo3 xian4 | live electrical wire |
| 弩炮 | nu3 pao4 | ballista (siege catapult firing stone blocks) |
| 石弩 | shi2 nu3 | ballista (siege catapult firing stone blocks) |
| 阿芙乐尔号 | a1 fu2 le4 er3 hao2 | battle cruiser Avrora (Russian: dawn) firing the shot signaling the 1917 revolution, a favorite of communist iconography |
| 不点火 | bu4 dian3 huo3 | misfiring |