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熄火

xī huǒ

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

熄火 (xī huǒ) means "(of fire, lamp etc) to go out; to put out (fire); (fig.) to die down". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 熄火 means

1. (of fire, lamp etc) to go out
2. to put out (fire)
3. (fig.) to die down
4. (of a vehicle) to stall

The characters in 熄火

• 熄xīto extinguish; to put out (fire); to quench
• 火huǒfire; urgent; ammunition

Example sentences

• 不要忘了熄火。
  Bù yào wàng le xīhuǒ.
  Don't forget to put the fire out.

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