Definition & Meaning

1.(of firearms) discharge/fire accidentally; go off at half cock

2.spark; fire caused by the leakage of electricity due to the damaged wire

3.overstate; go too far in what one says; put something too strongly

4.be on fire; catch fire

Word usage

zǒu huǒ

走 火

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1
v.(of firearms) discharge/fire accidentally; go off at half cock
- tā yī shí bù shèn rán hòu qiāng zǒu huǒ le
  他一时不慎，然后枪走火了。
  He wasn't careful and his rifle went off accidentally.
- wǒ men zhèng zhēng duó nà bǎ qiāng zhè shí tā tū rán zǒu huǒ le
  我们正争夺那把枪，这时它突然走火了！
  We were struggling for the gun when it went off!
2
v.spark; fire caused by the leakage of electricity due to the damaged wire
- diàn xiàn huì zǒu huǒ
  电线会走火。
  The electricity wire emitted sparks.
synonym
qǐ huo起火
3
v.metaoverstate; go too far in what one says; put something too strongly
- tā shuō huà hěn zǒu huǒ
  她说话很走火。
  She often overstates things.
- zhè nǐ kě jiù shuō de zǒu huǒ le
  这你可就说得走火了。
  You overstated things here.
synonym
shī shèn失慎
4
v.dialbe on fire; catch fire
- cāng fáng zǒu huǒ
  仓房走火。
  The storehouse caught fire.
synonym
shī huǒ失火

Word usage

Separable word
"走" and "火" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 枪走了火。
  The gun discharged accidentally.
- 这仓库去年走了一次火。
  A fire took place in the warehouse once last year.
- 这座山去年走过火。
  A fire took place in the mountain last year.

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