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着火

zháo huǒ · zhao huo

Traditional 著火

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to catch fire
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The grill catches fire

  1. Liangliang

    火(huǒ)怎么(zěnme)还(hái)不(bù)着(zháo)？

    Why won't the fire start?

  2. Dengdeng

    木炭(mùtàn)有点(yǒudiǎn)湿(shī)，不(bù)容易(róngyì)着火(zháohuǒ)。

    The charcoal is a bit damp, so it doesn't catch fire easily.

  3. Liangliang

    用(yòng)扇子(shànzi)扇(shān)一扇(yīshān)吧(ba)。

    Fan it with the fan.

  4. Dengdeng

    着火(zháohuǒ)了(le)！着火(zháohuǒ)了(le)！哇(wa)，好大(hǎodà)的(de)火(huǒ)！

    It caught fire! It caught fire! Wow, such a big flame!

  5. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)我们(wǒmen)的(de)香肠(xiāngcháng)都(dōu)烤黑(kǎohēi)了(le)。

    Now our sausages are all burnt black.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

着(zháo)火(huǒ)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)我(wǒ)妈(mā)妈(ma)恰(qià)好(hǎo)在(zài)那(nà)。

My mother happened to be there when the fire broke out.

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

02

仓(cāng)库(kù)突(tū)然(rán)着(zháo)火(huǒ)，消(xiāo)防(fáng)员(yuán)很(hěn)快(kuài)赶(gǎn)到(dào)了(le)现(xiàn)场(chǎng)。

The warehouse suddenly caught fire, and firefighters quickly arrived at the scene.

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