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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

开火 [kāihuǒ]
  1. 1. verb [进攻] open fire
  2. 2. verb [抨击] attack

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

开火 [kāihuǒ]
  1. 1. open fire; shoot; fire
    前线开火了。
    Fighting has started at the frontlines.
    准备！ 开火！
    (word of command) Ready, fire!

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

开火 [kāihuǒ]
  1. 1. 动 发射枪炮；战斗打响。
  2. 2. 动 比喻抨击、声讨
    向不正之风开火。
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Examples

前线开火了。
Fighting has started at the frontlines.
draw the enemy's fire
挑起敌人开火
Shots fired together.
同时开火。
to open fire (on sb)
(向某人)开火
You probably remember Yao Chin-feng: tall and thin, little round face, slightly pockmarked, thirtyish, been here three years and six months? Well, as a matter of fact it was she who started the strike."
你大概还记得这个姚金凤吧？瘦长条子，小圆脸儿，有几点细白麻粒，三十多岁，在厂里已经三年零六个月，这次怠工就是她开火的”
We heard loud booms from American tank fire.
我们听到美式坦克开火时发出的巨大响声。
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Collocations

猛烈开火
to come back to the beginning
向敌人开火
to fire at enemies
准备开火
to prepare to fire
向官僚主义开火
to combat bureaucracy

Word Decomposition

开
[kāi] 		+ 火
[huǒ]

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