着火

zháo huǒ

HSK 3.0 Level 4 Verb Common

Definitions

1. to ignite
2. to burn

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 灭火 miè huǒ 灭火 miè huǒ to extinguish a fire 扑灭火焰: to extinguish a fire

Related words

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• 起火 qǐ huǒ 起火 qǐ huǒ to catch fire 开始燃烧: to catch fire

Synonyms

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• 燃烧 rán shāo 燃烧 rán shāo to ignite 指物体燃烧的过程: to ignite

Usage notes

Collocations

着火 is often used with 了 to indicate a change of state: 着火了 (has caught fire).

Common mistakes

Note that 着火 is an intransitive verb; you cannot 着火 something. It means 'to catch fire' by itself.

Example Sentences

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小心，那里 着火 了！

Be careful, it's on fire over there!

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Words Containing 着火

• 着火点 着火点 zháo huǒ diǎn: ignition point (temperature)

Child Words of 着火

• 火 火 huǒ: fire
• 着 着 zhāo: (chess) move
• 着 着 zháo: to touch
• 着 着 zhe: aspect particle indicating action in progress
• 着 着 zhuó: to wear (clothes)