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起火
qǐhuǒ
Description
“起火”的意思是开始着火，常常用来说家里、厨房或者山上发生了火灾。
"起火" means to start burning, often used to describe a fire breaking out at home, in the kitchen, or on a mountain.
我们要小心用电，不然很容易起火。
We must be careful with electricity, or it is easy to 起火.
Meanings
起火qǐhuǒ
to catch fire; to break out (a fire)
厨房昨天晚上起火了。
The kitchen caught fire last night.
起火qǐhuǒ
to light a fire (for cooking)
她一早就起火做饭。
She started cooking early in the morning.
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Notes
- Etymology
起 'to rise/start' + 火 'fire', literally 'fire starts'.
- Nuance
起火 and 着火 both mean 'catch fire'; 起火 can also mean lighting a cooking fire.
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