"To catch fire" in Chinese — 着火 (zháo huǒ)

着

火

zháo huǒ

to catch fire

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 著火1 example sentence

Definitions

1to catch fire

Stroke order

Watch how to write 着火 stroke by stroke.

着

火

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

Learn how to read Zhuyin

ㄓㄠˊ

zháo

ㄓ/ zhㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

ㄏㄨㄛˇ

huǒ

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

着火

Simplified

著火

Traditional

Example sentences

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

厨房突然着火了，大家都很害怕。
chú fáng tū rán zháo huǒ le， dà jiā dōu hěn hài pà。
The kitchen suddenly caught fire and everyone was scared.

Spotted a mistake?

Related words

着

zhe

aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state

火

huǒ

fire

着急

zháo jí

to worry

随着

suí zhe

along with

火柴

huǒ chái

match (for lighting fire)

接着

jiē zhe

to catch and hold on

着凉

zháo liáng

to catch cold

火车

huǒ chē

train

睡着

shuì zháo

to fall asleep

火腿

huǒ tuǐ

ham

火灾

huǒ zāi

serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)

有着

yǒu zhe

to have

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Level 4 vocabulary list

Learn 着火 with spaced repetition

Add 着火 (zháo huǒ) to your review queue and the FSRS algorithm will schedule it exactly when you're about to forget — then meet it again in a short AI-generated story written at your level.

Start learning free

No credit card required · Free tier included

To catch fire in Chinese: 着火 (zháo huǒ)