发
火

To catch fire in Chinese: 发火 (fā huǒ)

fā huǒ

to catch fire

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 發火0 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to catch fire
  2. 2to ignite
  3. 3to detonate
  4. 4to get angry

Stroke order

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发
火

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ㄈㄚ

fā

ㄈ/ fㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄏㄨㄛˇ

huǒ

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

发火

Simplified

發火

Traditional

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Related words

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fā

to send out

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fire

发烧

fā shāo

to have a high temperature (from illness)

发现

fā xiàn

to notice

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

出发

chū fā

to set off

发生

fā shēng

to happen

发展

fā zhǎn

development

理发

lǐ fà

to get a haircut

沙发

shā fā

sofa (loanword)

发表

fā biǎo

to issue

发愁

fā chóu

to worry

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