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rán

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Definitions

  1. 1. to burn
  2. 2. to ignite
  3. 3. to light
  4. 4. fig. to spark off (hopes)
  5. 5. to start (debate)
  6. 6. to raise (hopes)

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10895563)

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Words Containing 燃

燃素说
rán sù shuō

phlogiston theory

燃眉之急
rán méi zhī jí

lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation

替代燃料
tì dài rán liào

alternative fuel

燃放
rán fàng

to light

煮豆燃萁
zhǔ dòu rán qí

burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom); to cause internecine strife

燃料元件细棒
rán liào yuán jiàn xì bàng

fuel pins

引燃
yǐn rán

to ignite

燃烧瓶
rán shāo píng

Molotov cocktail

再生燃料
zài shēng rán liào

renewable fuel

核燃料后处理
hé rán liào hòu chǔ lǐ

nuclear fuel reprocessing

可燃性
kě rán xìng

flammable

燃点
rán diǎn

to ignite; to set fire to; to light

内燃
nèi rán

internal combustion (engine)

燃耗
rán hào

fuel consumption

隐燃
yǐn rán

burning with no flame

生物燃料
shēng wù rán liào

biofuel

内燃机
nèi rán jī

internal combustion engine

燃料油
rán liào yóu

fuel oil

自燃
zì rán

spontaneous combustion

燃眉
rán méi

to burn one's eyebrows

矿物燃料
kuàng wù rán liào

fossil fuels

燃料组合
rán liào zǔ hé

fuel fabrication

燃油
rán yóu

fuel oil

点燃
diǎn rán

to ignite

化石燃料
huà shí rán liào

fossil fuel

燃气电厂
rán qì diàn chǎng

gas fired power station

燃气
rán qì

fuel gas (coal gas, natural gas, methane etc)

可燃
kě rán

inflammable

燃料芯块
rán liào xīn kuài

fuel pellets

反应堆燃料元件
fǎn yìng duī rán liào yuán jiàn

fuel element

燃放鞭炮
rán fàng biān pào

to set off fire crackers

燃煤
rán méi

coal fuel

燃气轮机
rán qì lún jī

gas turbine

燃料循环
rán liào xún huán

fuel cycle

核燃料
hé rán liào

nuclear fuel

内燃机车
nèi rán jī chē

automobile

可燃冰
kě rán bīng

clathrate hydrates

爆燃
bào rán

to detonate

供燃气
gōng rán qì

gas supply

乏燃料
fá rán liào

spent fuel

燃烧剂
rán shāo jì

incendiary agent

燃油舱
rán yóu cāng

oil tank (of ship)

混氧燃料
hùn yǎng rán liào

mixed-oxide fuel (MOX)

易燃物品
yì rán wù pǐn

flammable articles

燃料
rán liào

fuel

燃爆
rán bào

to cause to explode

燃灯佛
rán dēng fó

Dipamkara Buddha, the former Buddha before Shakyamuni Buddha and the bringer of lights

燃烧匙
rán shāo chí

deflagrating spoon

条形燃料
tiáo xíng rán liào

fuel rods

燃煤锅炉
rán méi guō lú

coal burning boiler

燃香
rán xiāng

to burn incense

核燃料燃耗
hé rán liào rán hào

nuclear fuel burnup

阻燃
zǔ rán

fire resistant

易燃物
yì rán wù

flammable substance

燃起
rán qǐ

to ignite

死灰复燃
sǐ huī fù rán

lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence

乏燃料棒
fá rán liào bàng

spent fuel rods

燃烧弹
rán shāo dàn

fire bomb

燃料电池
rán liào diàn chí

fuel cell

燃烧
rán shāo

to ignite