开火

開火

kāihuǒ

verb #3,098

Meanings

1 to open fire
2 to fire (a weapon)
3 to start shooting

Characters

to open; to start

Examples

士兵们开始开火。

Shìbīngmen kāishǐ kāihuǒ.

The soldiers started firing.

不许开火！

Bùxǔ kāihuǒ!

Don't fire!

他向敌人开火了。

Tā xiàng dírén kāihuǒ le.

He opened fire on the enemy.

Tips

memory

开 (to open) + 火 (fire) = to open fire — literal and easy to remember.

usage

开火 can also colloquially mean 'to start cooking' (literally starting the stove fire), though this usage is less common.

Stroke Order

开 kāi

火 huǒ