开枪 (kāi qiāng): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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开枪 (kāi qiāng): To open fire (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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开 • kāi • to switch on; open • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
kāi
开
to switch on; open
枪 • qiāng • spear; rifle; gun • HSK 2.0 L5
HSK 5
qiāng
枪
spear; rifle; gun
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 开枪.
Words with
开
开车
kāi chē
to drive a car
开始
kāi shǐ
to begin
开学
kāi xué
foundation of a University or College
打开
dǎ kāi
to open
分开
fēn kāi
to separate
开会
kāi huì
to hold a meeting
开机
kāi jī
to start an engine
开花
kāi huā
to bloom; to blossom; to flower
Words with
枪
手枪
shǒu qiāng
Pistol / Handgun
枪毙
qiāng bì
To execute by shooting
打枪
dǎ qiāng
to shoot a gun, to fire
持枪
chí qiāng
carrying a gun; armed with a gun
机枪
jī qiāng
machine gun
枪决
qiāng jué
execution by shooting
枪击
qiāng jī
shooting (gun attack)
枪口
qiāng kǒu
muzzle (of a gun); gunpoint
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Example Sentences with 开枪
jǐng
警
chá
察
méi
没
yǒu
有
kāi
开
qiāng
枪
。
The police did not open fire.
shì
士
bīng
兵
jiē
接
dào
到
mìng
命
lìng
令
hòu
后
lì
立
kè
刻
kāi
zài
在
yǎn
演
xí
习
zhōng
中
yán
严
jìn
禁
xiàng
向
píng
平
mín
民
kāi
开
qiāng
枪
。
The soldiers opened fire immediately after receiving the order.
开
qiāng
枪
。
It is strictly forbidden to open fire at civilians during drills.
