开枪 (kāi qiāng) — to fire a gun; to shoot
Definition
Separable verb meaning 'to fire a gun / shoot'. 枪 is a measure for shots (开了三枪 = fired three shots); the verb splits before 了 and quantifiers.
verb
to fire a gunto shoot
Examples
- 开枪。Jǐng chá mìng lìng tā bú yào kāi qiāng.The police ordered him not to shoot.
- 。Tā cháo tiān kōng kāi le sān qiāng.He fired three shots into the sky.
- 开枪。Tā dì yī cì kāi qiāng shí hěn jǐn zhāng.He was very nervous the first time he fired a gun.
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