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发火

fā huǒ · fa huo

Traditional 發火

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to catch fire
  2. to ignite
  3. to detonate
  4. to get angry
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Losing the game

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)游戏(yóuxì)我(wǒ)又(yòu)输(shū)了(le)！

    I lost this game again!

  2. Liangliang

    别(bié)发火(fāhuǒ)，只是(zhǐshì)游戏(yóuxì)。

    Do not get angry. It is only a game.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)没(méi)发火(fāhuǒ)，我(wǒ)只是(zhǐshì)声音(shēngyīn)大(dà)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    I am not angry. My voice is just a bit loud.

  4. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)你的(nǐde)手机(shǒujī)飞(fēi)到(dào)沙发(shāfā)上(shàng)了(le)。

    But your phone flew onto the sofa.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)是(shì)它(tā)自己(zìjǐ)跳(tiào)过去(guòqù)的(de)。

    It jumped over there by itself.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)为(wèi)他(tā)傲(ào)慢(màn)自(zì)大(dà)对(duì)他(tā)发(fā)火(huǒ)。

I lost my temper with him because of his arrogance.

Tatoeba: Chinese by eastasiastudent · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

对(duì)不(bu)起(qǐ)，我(wǒ)并(bìng)不(bù)想(xiǎng)对(duì)你(nǐ)发(fā)火(huǒ)。

Sorry, I didn't mean to snap at you.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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