他們聽到遠處傳來一下槍聲。

They heard a gun go off in the distance.

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Sentence Composition

1 他們 tāmen they; them
2 聽到 tīngdào to hear
3 遠處 yuǎnchù distant place
4 傳來 chuánlái
  1. (of a sound) to come through
  2. to be heard
  3. (of news) to arrive
5 一下 yīxià
  1. (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)
  2. all at once; suddenly
6 槍聲 qiāngshēng
  1. crack
  2. shooting sound
  3. gunshot