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火柴

huǒ chái · huo chai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5Measure words: 根 gēn, 盒 hé

Meaning

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  1. match (for lighting fire)
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Power cut

  1. Dengdeng

    停电(tíngdiàn)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)怎么(zěnme)点(diǎn)蜡烛(làzhú)？

    The power is out. How do we light the candles?

  2. Liangliang

    抽屉(chōuti)里(lǐ)应该(yīnggāi)有(yǒu)火柴(huǒchái)。

    There should be matches in the drawer.

  3. Dengdeng

    火柴(huǒchái)？现在(xiànzài)很(hěn)少见(shǎojiàn)了(le)。

    Matches? They are rare these days.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)奶奶(nǎinai)那时候(nàshíhou)每天(měitiān)用(yòng)火柴(huǒchái)。

    My grandma used matches every day back then.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)试试(shìshì)，火柴(huǒchái)一下(yīxià)就(jiù)灭(miè)了(le)。

    Let me try. The match went out right away.

  6. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)你(nǐ)拿(ná)反(fǎn)了(le)，要(yào)这样(zhèyàng)划(huá)。

    Because you held it backwards. You strike it like this.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

最(zuì)上(shàng)面(miàn)的(de)抽(chōu)屉(ti)里(lǐ)应(yīng)该(gāi)有(yǒu)一(yì)盒(hé)火(huǒ)柴(chái)。

There should be a box of matches in the top drawer.

Tatoeba: Chinese by znc · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)根(gēn)湿(shī)掉(diào)的(de)火(huǒ)柴(chái)点(diǎn)不(bu)出(chū)火(huǒ)的(de)。

This damp match won't light.

Tatoeba: Chinese by U2FS · English by orcrist · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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