Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
火
huǒ
Description
火是很热的东西，可以给我们光和热。
"火" is something very hot that can give us light and heat.
做饭的时候我们常常要用火。
We often need to use "火" when cooking.
Meanings
火huǒ
fire; flame
小心，那里有火！
Be careful, there's fire there!
火huǒ
popular; hot (very well-liked)
这个歌手现在很火。
This singer is very popular right now.
火huǒ
anger; temper
他一听就很生气，发火了。
He got angry as soon as he heard it and lost his temper.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
火 meaning 'popular' is very common in spoken Chinese and online, especially about celebrities.
- Etymology
pictograph of flames; a common radical (火/灬) in characters like 烧, 热, 灯.
Links