开火 (kāi huǒ) — to open fire, to start shooting

Definition

A formal/military term meaning 'to open fire / start shooting'. The light verb 动 is not used; 开火 behaves as a single unit.

verb

to open fireto start shooting

开火。
Shì bīng men xiàng dí rén kāi huǒ.
The soldiers opened fire at the enemy.
。
Tā men zhī kāi le yí cì huǒ jiù chè tuì le.
They only opened fire once and then retreated.
。
Zhǐ huī guān xià lìng kāi huǒ.
The commander ordered to open fire.

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