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点燃

diǎn rán

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 點燃

点燃 (diǎn rán) means "to ignite; to set on fire; aflame". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 点燃 means

1. to ignite
2. to set on fire
3. aflame

The characters in 点燃

• 点diǎnto touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)…
• 燃ránto burn; to ignite; to light

Example sentences

• 把蜡烛点燃。
  Bǎ làzhú diǎnrán.
  Light the candle.
• 肯点燃了蜡烛。
  Kěn diǎnrán le làzhú.
  Ken lighted the candles.
• 她坐下，点燃一根香烟。
  Tā zuòxia, diǎnrán yī gēn xiāng yān.
  She sat down and lit a cigarette.
• 在北方的原始部落中，也存在着一种更野蛮的庆祝形式：他们点燃巨大的木柴，以纪念奥丁和托尔，并向祂们献祭人和牲畜。德鲁伊王子随后用金色镰刀从神圣的橡树上割下槲寄生。
  A more barbarous form of these rejoicings took place among the rude peoples of the north where great blocks of wood blazed in honor of Odin and Thor, and sacrifices of men and cattle were made to them. Mistletoe was cut then from the sacred oaks with a golden sickle by the Prince of the Druids.

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