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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.commit arson; set on fire; set fire to; raise a fire
放火烧房子
set fire to a house
敌军企图放火烧仓库。
The enemy tried to set the storehouse on fire.
把放火的人捉住。
We need to catch the people who started the fire.
synonym
- 2
v.metacreate disturbances
到处放火
create trouble everywhere
Word usage
- Separable word"放" and "火" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
他放完火就逃走了。
He set a fire and ran away.
到底是谁给房子放的火？
Who set fire to the house?
他在敌营里放了火。
He set fire to the enemy camp.