开
枪

To open fire in Chinese: 开枪 (kāi qiāng)

kāi qiāng

to open fire

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 開槍1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to open fire
  2. 2to shoot a gun

Stroke order

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开
枪

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ㄎㄞ

kāi

ㄎ/ kㄞ/ ai—/ first tone

ㄑㄧㄤ

qiāng

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

开枪

Simplified

開槍

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 警察对着天空开枪示警。

    jǐng chá duì zhe tiān kōng kāi qiāng shì jǐng。

    The police fired into the sky as a warning.

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Related words

开

kāi

to open (transitive or intransitive)

枪

qiāng

gun

开始

kāi shǐ

to begin

离开

lí kāi

to depart

公开

gōng kāi

open

开发

kāi fā

to exploit (a resource)

开放

kāi fàng

to bloom

开心

kāi xīn

to feel happy

展开

zhǎn kāi

to unfold

召开

zhào kāi

to convene (a conference or meeting)

打开

dǎ kāi

to open

开车

kāi chē

to drive a car

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