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起火

qǐ huǒ

2-character word

What 起火 means

1. to catch fire
2. to cook
3. to get angry

The characters in 起火

• 起qǐto rise; to raise; to get up
• 火huǒfire; urgent; ammunition

Example sentences

• 起火原因不明。
  Qǐhuǒ yuányīn bù míng.
  The cause of the fire is not known.

Words containing 起火

• 后院起火hòu yuàn qǐ huǒa conflict arises close to home (idiom)