- 火药味 huǒyàowèi smell of gunpowderthe physical scent of gunpowder
- 火药桶 huǒyàotǒng powder kega metal bucket or barrel filled with gunpowder
- 无烟火药 wúyānhuǒyào smokeless powder; ballistiteA type of propellant that produces very little smoke when burned, typically made from nitrocellulose; commonly used in military ammunition
- 黑色火药 hēisèhuǒyào black powderBlack powder or gunpowder; a mixture of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal used for blasting, fireworks, and early firearms.
- 火药库 huǒyàokù powder magazineA warehouse or storage facility specifically for storing gunpowder and ammunition.
- 火药味甚浓 huǒyàowèishènnóng tense atmospherea strong smell of gunpowder; used to describe a tense situation or an explosive standoff
- 绵火药 miánhuǒyào pyroxylinpyroxyline; a substance used in making explosives and lacquers
- 棉花火药 miánhuahuǒyào gun cottonan explosive made by treating cotton with nitric and sulfuric acids; also called [[无烟火药|無煙火藥|wu2 yan1 huo3 yao4]]