开枪 kāi qiāng — to fire a gun; to shoot

开枪
kāi qiāng

Characters: 开 · 枪

Definitions

  1. to fire a gun; to shoot

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. to open fire
  2. to shoot a gun

Examples

  • 警察鸣枪示警，却没人开枪打人。

    The police fired warning shots but did not shoot at anyone.

  • 对方先动的手，他才被迫开枪自卫。

    The other side struck first, and only then did he fire in self-defense.