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火

huǒ · huo/Huǒ · huo

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HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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huǒ 火

  1. fire
  2. urgent
  3. ammunition
  4. fiery or flaming
  5. internal heat (Chinese medicine)
  6. hot (popular)
  7. classifier for military units (old)
  8. Kangxi radical 86

Huǒ 火

  1. surname Huo
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Turn the heat down

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，火(huǒ)太(tài)大(dà)了(le)！关(guān)小(xiǎo)一点(yīdiǎn)！

    Liangliang, the fire is too big! Turn it down!

  2. Liangliang

    哦(ò)！我(wǒ)马上(mǎshàng)把(bǎ)火(huǒ)关(guān)小(xiǎo)，

    Oh! I'll turn the heat down right now.

  3. Dengdeng

    炒(chǎo)鸡蛋(jīdàn)要(yào)小火(xiǎohuǒ)，还(hái)要(yào)耐心(nàixīn)，

    For eggs, you need low heat and some patience.

  4. Liangliang

    知道(zhīdào)了(le)，小火(xiǎohuǒ)，慢慢(mànmàn)炒(chǎo)，

    Got it. Low heat, fry slowly.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)了(le)！你(nǐ)尝尝(chángcháng)，

    It's ready! Taste it.

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)甜(tián)！我(wǒ)把(bǎ)糖(táng)当成(dàngchéng)盐(yán)了(le)，

    So sweet! I mistook the sugar for salt.

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2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)试(shì)着(zhe)用(yòng)灭(miè)火(huǒ)器(qì)把(bǎ)火(huǒ)扑(pū)灭(miè)。

Tom used a fire extinguisher to try and put the fire out.

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

02

水(shuǐ)发(fā)出(chū)汩(gǔ)汩(gǔ)声(shēng)，火(huǒ)发(fā)出(chū)噼(pī)啪(pā)声(shēng)。

Water gurgles while fire crackles.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by uxintro · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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