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点火

diǎn huǒ

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 點火

点火 (diǎn huǒ) means "to ignite; to light a fire; to agitate". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 点火 means

1. to ignite
2. to light a fire
3. to agitate
4. to start an engine
5. ignition
6. fig. to stir up trouble

The characters in 点火

• 点diǎnto touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)…
• 火huǒfire; urgent; ammunition

Example sentences

• 我们没点火。
  Wǒmen méi diǎnhuǒ.
  We didn't start the fire.

Words starting with 点火

• 点火开关diǎn huǒ kāi guānignition switch

Words containing 点火

• 煽风点火shān fēng diǎn huǒ(idiom) to fan the flames; to incite people; to stir up trouble

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