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开枪
開槍
kāiqiāng
verb
HSK 7
#728
Meanings
1
to fire a gun; to shoot
Characters
开
kāi
to open; to operate
枪
qiāng
gun; rifle; spear
Literally 'operate a gun.' Chinese uses
开
for activating devices —
开
灯
(turn on light),
开车
(drive a car),
开枪
(fire a gun).
Examples
拼音
EN
警察
向
空中
开枪
示
警
。
Jǐngchá xiàng kōngzhōng kāiqiāng shìjǐng.
The police fired a warning shot into the air.
不许
开枪
!
Bùxǔ kāiqiāng!
Don't shoot!
Tips
grammar
开
is incredibly versatile as a verb meaning 'to operate/activate.'
开车
(drive),
开
灯
(turn on light),
开门
(open door),
开会
(hold a meeting),
开刀
(perform surgery),
开枪
(fire a gun) — all use the same
开
.
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开
kāi
枪
qiāng
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开除
kāichú
HSK 7
#2,295
to fire / to expel / to dismiss
开启
kāiqǐ
HSK 7
#5,754
to open; to turn on; to activate / to start; to initiate; to usher in
开口
kāikǒu
HSK 7
#2,307
to open one's mouth; to start to speak / to make a request; to ask (someone for something)
开场
kāichǎng
HSK 7
#4,973
to begin (a show, game, etc.) / opening
开工
kāigōng
HSK 7
#5,608
to start work; to begin construction / to resume production
开火
kāihuǒ
#3,098
to open fire / to fire (a weapon) / to start shooting
开动
kāidòng
HSK 7
#7,119
to start (a machine) / to set in motion / to start eating (colloquial)
手枪
shǒuqiāng
HSK 7
#3,454
pistol / handgun
开张
kāizhāng
HSK 7
#7,270
to open (a business); to start trading / to make the first sale of the day
敞开
chǎngkāi
HSK 7
#4,618
to open wide / to throw open
开枪
kāiqiāng
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