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    Referring to a tank with 坦克 (tǎnkè)

    Description & Modification

    Structure

    展示/部署 + 了 + 坦克

    Explanation

    坦克 (tǎnkè) means "tank" and refers to a heavy armored military vehicle equipped with weapons. It is a loanword transliterated from English. It appears frequently in military and historical contexts.

    Examples

    • 博物馆里展出了一辆二战时期的坦克。

      Bówùguǎn lǐ zhǎnchū le yī liàng èr zhàn shíqī de tǎnkè.

      The museum displayed a tank from the World War II era.

    • 那辆坦克重达六十吨，火力非常强大。

      Nà liàng tǎnkè zhòng dá liùshí dūn, huǒlì fēicháng qiángdà.

      That tank weighed up to sixty tons and had extremely powerful firepower.

    • 士兵们驾驶坦克穿过了整个城市。

      Shìbīngmen jiàshǐ tǎnkè chuānguò le zhěnggè chéngshì.

      The soldiers drove tanks through the entire city.

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