火柴

huǒ chái

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

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lighter

modern fire-starting tool often used instead of matches

firewood

firewood; the 'chái' in 火柴 refers to this

Common verbs: 划火柴 (strike a match), 点火柴 (light a match).

火柴 refers specifically to small wooden matches. Do not use it for 'match' in a game or competition; that is 比赛.

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他用火柴点燃了蜡烛。

He lit the candle with a match.

你有火柴嗎？

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 9149213)

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kindling

matches made of cardboard

fire

firewood