- 运载火箭 yùnzàihuǒjiàn carrier rocketA rocket used to launch spacecraft such as satellites, space probes, or crewed vehicles into a planned orbit; usually consists of multiple stages.
- 火箭弹 huǒjiàndàn rocketA rocket projectile or artillery shell launched using a rocket motor; consists of a warhead, propulsion system, and stabilizers.
- 火箭筒 huǒjiàntǒng rocket launcherbazooka; a lightweight, tube-shaped weapon used by a single person to fire rockets, primarily for destroying armored vehicles or fortifications at close range
- 火箭炮 huǒjiànpào rocket launcherA type of artillery that fires large rockets; includes systems like the bazooka or multiple rocket launchers.
- 宇宙火箭 yǔzhòuhuǒjiàn space rocketA rocket capable of overcoming the Earth's gravitational pull to reach cosmic speeds and enter outer space or travel to other planets.
- 火箭干部 huǒjiàngànbù fast riserA person who is promoted rapidly and unusually quickly in their career without necessarily having the accomplishments to justify it; a fast-climbing official.
- 制动火箭 zhìdònghuǒjiàn retro-rocketA rocket engine on an aircraft or missile that fires in the opposite direction of travel to slow its speed.
- 助推火箭 zhùtuīhuǒjiàn booster rocketA power unit used to provide extra thrust to a flight vehicle, which typically detaches after its fuel is spent
- 火箭军 huǒjiànjūn Rocket Forcethe People's Liberation Army Rocket Force, responsible for tactical and strategic missiles
- 减速火箭 jiǎnsùhuǒjiàn retrorocketa rocket engine that provides thrust in the opposite direction to the motion of a spacecraft, used to slow it down
- 火箭推进榴弹 huǒjiàntuījìnliúdàn rocket-propelled grenaderocket-propelled grenade; RPG
