点
火

To ignite in Chinese: 点火 (diǎn huǒ)

diǎn huǒ

to ignite

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 點火1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to ignite
  2. 2to light a fire
  3. 3to agitate
  4. 4to start an engine
  5. 5ignition
  6. 6fig. to stir up trouble

Stroke order

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点
火

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄧㄢˇ

diǎn

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄏㄨㄛˇ

huǒ

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

点火

Simplified

點火

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 他划了根火柴给炉子点火。

    tā huà le gēn huǒ chái gěi lú zǐ diǎn huǒ。

    He struck a match to light the stove.

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Related words

点

diǎn

point

火

huǒ

fire

缺点

quē diǎn

weak point

特点

tè diǎn

characteristic (feature)

优点

yōu diǎn

merit

重点

zhòng diǎn

important point

标点

biāo diǎn

punctuation

点头

diǎn tóu

to nod

点心

diǎn xin

light refreshments

观点

guān diǎn

point of view

火柴

huǒ chái

match (for lighting fire)

地点

dì diǎn

place

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