点
燃

To ignite in Chinese: 点燃 (diǎn rán)

diǎn rán

to ignite

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 點燃1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to ignite
  2. 2to set on fire
  3. 3aflame

Stroke order

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点
燃

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄧㄢˇ

diǎn

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄖㄢˊ

rán

ㄖ/ rㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

点燃

Simplified

點燃

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 他用火柴点燃了蜡烛。

    tā yòng huǒ chái diǎn rán le là zhú。

    He lit the candle with a match.

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Related words

点

diǎn

point

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

燃烧

rán shāo

to ignite

地点

dì diǎn

place

点名

diǎn míng

roll call

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