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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.make/light a fire; burn firewood, coal, etc.
火车生火待发。
The train is fired up and waiting to go.
屋里生火了。
A fire's been lit in the room.
他们在野外生火做饭。
They make a fire to cook in the wild.
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n.stoker (on a ship); person who tends a steam boiler on a ship
我是挖泥船上的生火。
I am a stoker on a dredger.
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Word usage
- Separable word"生" and "火" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
屋子里生了火以后，马上就暖和起来了。
The house became warm immediately after the fire had been made.
你是用什么生的火?
What did you use to make the fire?
屋子中间生着一盆火，大家围坐在一起烤火取暖。
There was a fire in the middle of the room, and everyone sat around to warm up.