Definition

Examples

• 国庆节那天，天安门广场响起了礼炮。
  Guóqìng jié nà tiān, Tiān'ānmén Guǎngchǎng xiǎng qǐ le lǐ pào.
  On National Day, gun salutes rang out in Tiananmen Square.
• 迎接外国元首时，通常会鸣放二十一响礼炮。
  Yíngjiē wàiguó yuánshǒu shí, tōngcháng huì míngfàng èrshíyī xiǎng lǐ pào.
  When welcoming a foreign head of state, a 21-gun salute is usually fired.
• 婚礼上放的礼炮声音很大。
  Hūnlǐ shàng fàng de lǐ pào shēngyīn hěn dà.
  The gun salute at the wedding was very loud.