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Definition
To fire a gun; to shoot or open fire.
colloquialdaily actions
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the act of discharging a firearm rather than general violence. It is frequently used in news reports or dramatic storytelling to describe a decisive moment of escalation. Unlike more general terms for attacking, it implies the specific use of a weapon.
Examples
The police warned him that they would open fire if he did not stop.
Why did you suddenly open fire?
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
