火
柴

Match (for lighting fire) in Chinese: 火柴 (huǒ chái)

huǒ chái

match (for lighting fire)

HSK 3.0 Level 52 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1match (for lighting fire)

Stroke order

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火
柴

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄨㄛˇ

huǒ

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˇ/ third tone

ㄔㄞˊ

chái

ㄔ/ chㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

See 火柴 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 您有火柴吗？

    nín yǒu huǒ chái ma？

    Do you have a match?

  • 他划了一根火柴。

    tā huà le yì gēn huǒ chái。

    He struck a match.

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Related words

火

huǒ

fire

火车

huǒ chē

train

着火

zháo huǒ

to catch fire

火腿

huǒ tuǐ

ham

火灾

huǒ zāi

serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)

火箭

huǒ jiàn

rocket

点火

diǎn huǒ

to ignite

发火

fā huǒ

to catch fire

红火

hóng huǒ

prosperous

火暴

huǒ bào

variant of 爆

火锅

huǒ guō

hotpot

火候

huǒ hou

heat control

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