diǎn huǒ

Traditional: 點火

HSK 7–9

点火 (diǎn huǒ) is a Chinese word meaning “to ignite; to light a fire; to agitate”.

Meanings

  1. 1to ignite
  2. 2to light a fire
  3. 3to agitate
  4. 4to start an engine
  5. 5ignition
  6. 6fig. to stir up trouble

Characters in 点火

点diǎn · to touch briefly; to tap火huǒ · fire

Related words

点to touch briefly; to tap一点a bit; a little bit有点a little点儿erhua variant of 點|点[dian3]火fire火surname Huo差点almost地点place火车train重点to recount (e.g. results of election)重点important point; main point; focus观点point of view

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