Definition & Meaning

1.open fire with artillery; fire a cannon

2.fire criticism at somebody; aim criticism (at)

Word usage

kāi pào

开 炮

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1
v.open fire with artillery; fire a cannon
- huán jī kāi pào
  还击开炮
  return fire
- xiàng dí jūn zhèn yíng kāi pào
  向敌军阵营开炮
  fire on enemy positions
- jīng guò kāi pào jǐng gào nà sōu lái lì bù míng de chuán cái bèi pò tíng le
  经过开炮警告，那艘来历不明的船才被迫停了。
  The unidentified ship was forced to stop only after the artillery warning.
2
v.metafire criticism at somebody; aim criticism (at)
- tā rè zhōng yú duì zhè yī xiàn xiàng kāi pào
  她热衷于对这一现象开炮。
  She is keen on firing criticism at this phenomenon.
- rén men ài duì xī yān zhě men kāi pào
  人们爱对吸烟者们开炮。
  People love to criticize smokers.
synonym
pī píng批评

Word usage

Separable word
"开" and "炮" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 将军下令开了炮。
  The general ordered to fire the cannon.
- 你开了这么多炮，都没有击中目标。
  You fired so many shots but you didn't hit the target.
- 他以前打过枪开过炮。
  He used to shoot and fire.

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