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如火如荼

rú huǒ rú tú

4-character word

What 如火如荼 means

1. like wildfire (idiom)
2. unstoppable

The characters in 如火如荼

• 如rúas; as if; such as
• 火huǒfire; urgent; ammunition
• 如rúas; as if; such as
• 荼túthistle; common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus); bitter (taste)

Example sentences

• 战争如火如荼。
  Zhànzhēng rúhuǒrútú.
  War is like a raging fire.