qiāngjī

枪击

Word · Verb · NounTraditional槍擊

shoot with gun; shooting incident

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to shoot (with a gun); to fire at

Commonly used in news reports, legal contexts, and descriptions of violent incidents.

Jǐng警
chá察
kāi开
qiāng枪
jī击
zhòng中
le了
fàn犯
zuì罪
xián嫌
yí疑
rén人
de的
tuǐ腿
bù部
 。

The police officer shot and hit the suspect in the leg.

Shuāng双
fāng方
zài在
chéng城
shì市
zhōng中
xīn心
zhǎn展
kāi开
le了
jī激
liè烈
de的
qiāng枪
jī击
 。

Both sides engaged in intense shooting in the city center.

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Mù目
jī击
zhě者
chēng称
qiāng枪
shǒu手
cóng从
chē车
nèi内
xiàng向
wài外
qiāng枪
jī击
lù路
rén人
 。

Witnesses said the gunman shot at pedestrians from inside the vehicle.

2.

noun

shooting (incident); gunfire; gunshot

Refers to the act or instance of shooting, often used in news headlines and formal reports.

Tā他
zài在
yī一
chǎng场
qiāng枪
jī击
shì事
jiàn件
zhōng中
bù不
xìng幸
shēn身
wáng亡
 。

He tragically died in a shooting incident.

Zuó昨
wǎn晚
shì市
qū区
fā发
shēng生
le了
duō多
qǐ起
qiāng枪
jī击
 。

Multiple shootings occurred in the city district last night.

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Shòu受
hài害
zhě者
shēn身
zhòng中
shù数
qiāng枪
 ,
zhè这
shì是
míng明
xiǎn显
de的
móu谋
shā杀
xìng性
qiāng枪
jī击
 。

The victim was hit by several bullets; this was clearly a homicidal shooting.