炮火 (pào huǒ) — artillery fire

Definition

Examples

• 战场上炮火很猛烈，士兵们必须躲在掩体后面。
  Zhàn chǎng shàng pào huǒ hěn měng liè, shì bīng men bì xū duǒ zài yǎn tǐ hòu miàn.
  The artillery fire on the battlefield was fierce; the soldiers had to take cover behind the bunkers.
• 敌人的炮火打了一整夜，城市受到严重破坏。
  Dí rén de pào huǒ dǎ le yì zhěng yè, chéng shì shòu dào yán zhòng pò huài.
  The enemy's artillery fire lasted all night, causing severe damage to the city.
• 在那场辩论中，他的发言遭到了对方猛烈的炮火般的攻击。
  Zài nà chǎng biàn lùn zhōng, tā de fā yán zāo dào le duì fāng měng liè de pào huǒ bān de gōng jī.
  In that debate, his speech was met with a fierce barrage of criticism from the opposition.