open fire; attack
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to open fire; to shoot; to begin firing guns or artillery
Literally refers to the beginning of shooting in warfare or combat. Can also be pronounced with the erhua suffix as 开火儿 (kāihuǒr) in colloquial speech.
Qián前
xiàn线
kāi开
huǒ火
le了
。
The front line opened fire.
Bù部
duì队
xiàng向
dí敌
rén人
zhèn阵
dì地
měng猛
liè烈
kāi开
huǒ火
。
The troops opened fire fiercely on the enemy position.
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Tīng听
dào到
mìng命
lìng令
hòu后
，
shì士
bīng兵
lì立
jí即
kāi开
huǒ火
。
Upon hearing the order, the soldiers opened fire immediately.
verb
to attack; to criticize; to launch a verbal assault
Metaphorical usage meaning to criticize or attack someone or something verbally, often in public discourse or media.
Tā他
xiàng向
fǔ腐
bài败
xiàn现
xiàng象
kāi开
huǒ火
。
He launched an attack on corruption.
Méi媒
tǐ体
duì对
zhè这
xiàng项
zhèng政
cè策
kāi开
huǒ火
le了
。
The media opened fire on this policy.
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Pī批
píng评
jiā家
xiàng向
zhè这
bù部
làn烂
piàn片
měng猛
liè烈
kāi开
huǒ火
。
Critics launched a scathing attack on this terrible movie.