shī huǒ
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  • v.catch fire; be on fire

    • fáng zi shī huǒ le

      房子失火

      The house caught fire.

    • zuó tiān chéng zhèn shī huǒ le

      昨天城镇失火

      There was a fire in town last night.

    • shī huǒ dì diǎn

      失火地点

      fire scene

    • shī huǒ yuán yīn

      失火原因

      cause of the fire

    • zài gān zào de tiān qì jiāng diǎn rán de xiāng yān rēng zài shù lín li róng yì shī huǒ

      干燥天气点燃香烟树林容易失火

      A cigarette thrown into the woods in dry weather may catch a fire.

    • cāng kù shī huǒ shǐ shì tài gèng yán zhòng

      仓库失火使事态严重

      Matters were made worse by a fire in the warehouse.

    • shǐ yòng zhè xiē huà xué pǐn kě néng yǒu shī huǒ de wēi xiǎn

      使用这些化学品可能失火危险

      Using these chemicals may present a fire risk.

Word usage

  • "失" and "火" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 他们

      Their house caught fire once.

    • 知道怎么?

      Do you know the cause of the fire?

    • 自从以后开张

      The shop has never opened since it caught fire.