点 火

diǎnhuǒ

“To ignite” in Chinese is 点火 (diǎnhuǒ).

Meaning

to ignite
to light a fire
to agitate

Show 3 more meanings

to start an engine
ignition
fig. to stir up trouble

Example

我们没点火。

We didn't start the fire.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

diǎnHSK 19 strokesto touch briefly; to tap huǒHSK 14 strokesfire

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