Definition & Meaning

cigarette lighter

Word usage

dǎ huǒ jī

打 火 机

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n.cigarette lighter
- tā cóng bāo li ná chū yī zhī xiǎo qiǎo de yín zhì dǎ huǒ jī
  她从包里拿出一只小巧的银质打火机。
  She pulled out a small silver lighter from her bag.
- yī cì xìng de dǎ huǒ jī
  一次性的打火机
  a throwaway cigarette lighter

Word usage

common measure word
"打火机" is often matched with measure word "个"or"只"or"盒".
- 一个打火机
  one lighter
- 一只打火机
  one lighter
- 一盒打火机
  one box of lighters

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