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火花

huǒ huā · huo hua

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. spark
  2. sparkle
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The stove won't light

  1. Dengdeng

    炉子(lúzi)打不着(dǎbùzháo)火(huǒ)，一直(yīzhí)没有(méiyǒu)火花(huǒhuā)。

    The stove won't light. There's been no spark at all.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)。有(yǒu)一点(yīdiǎn)火花(huǒhuā)吗(ma)？

    Let me see. Is there a little spark?

  3. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)，一点点(yīdiǎndiǎn)小(xiǎo)火花(huǒhuā)，但是(dànshì)没有(méiyǒu)火(huǒ)。

    Yes, a tiny spark, but no flame.

  4. Liangliang

    是不是(shìbùshì)没有(méiyǒu)煤气(méiqì)了(le)？

    Maybe we're out of gas?

  5. Dengdeng

    对哦(duìò)，昨天(zuótiān)煤气(méiqì)就(jiù)快(kuài)用完(yòngwán)了(le)！

    Oh right, the gas was almost used up yesterday!

  6. Liangliang

    没有(méiyǒu)煤气(méiqì)，再(zài)多(duō)的(de)火花(huǒhuā)也(yě)没用(méiyòng)！

    With no gas, no number of sparks will help!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

一(yì)点(diǎn)火(huǒ)花(huā)让(ràng)火(huǒ)药(yào)爆(bào)炸(zhà)。

A spark caused the gunpowder to explode.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

黑(hēi)暗(àn)中(zhōng)，打(dǎ)火(huǒ)机(jī)的(de)火(huǒ)花(huā)照(zhào)亮(liàng)了(le)他(tā)的(de)脸(liǎn)。

In the darkness, the spark from the lighter lit up his face.

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