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火焰

huǒ yàn · huo yan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. blaze
  2. flame
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Big flames at the stall

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，炒锅(chǎoguō)里(lǐ)的(de)火焰(huǒyàn)好(hǎo)高(gāo)！

    Look, the flames in the wok are so high!

  2. Dengdeng

    这么(zhème)大(dà)的(de)火焰(huǒyàn)，我(wǒ)有点(yǒudiǎn)怕(pà)。

    Flames this big, I am a little scared.

  3. Liangliang

    别(bié)怕(pà)，火焰(huǒyàn)大(dà)，炒饭(chǎofàn)才(cái)香(xiāng)。

    Don't be scared. Fried rice only tastes good with big flames.

  4. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，看(kàn)，火焰(huǒyàn)小(xiǎo)了(le)，饭(fàn)也(yě)好(hǎo)了(le)！

    Okay. Look, the flames are small now and the rice is ready too!

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)刚才(gāngcái)不是(bùshì)怕(pà)吗(ma)？怎么(zěnme)第一个(dìyīgè)去(qù)拿(ná)饭(fàn)？

    Weren't you scared just now? How come you were the first to grab the rice?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

用(yòng)本(běn)生(shēng)灯(dēng)加(jiā)热(rè)钾(jiǎ)，火(huǒ)焰(yàn)就(jiù)会(huì)呈(chéng)现(xiàn)淡(dàn)紫(zǐ)色(sè)。

Potassium, heated with a Bunsen burner, gives the flame a lilac color.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

消(xiāo)防(fáng)员(yuán)冲(chōng)进(jìn)火(huǒ)场(chǎng)，与(yǔ)猛(měng)烈(liè)的(de)火(huǒ)焰(yàn)搏(bó)斗(dòu)。

The firefighters rushed into the fire scene and battled the fierce flames.

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