放火 fàng huǒ ㄈㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ fong3 fo2
- to set on fire
- to commit arson
- to create a disturbance
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More words with these characters
放
- 停放 tíng fàng ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄤˋ ting4 fong3 to park (a car etc)
- 存放 cún fàng ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄈㄤˋ cyun4 fong3 to deposit
- 排放 pái fàng ㄆㄞˊ ㄈㄤˋ paai4 fong3 to arrange in order
- 播放 bō fàng ㄅㄛ ㄈㄤˋ bo3 fong3 to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)
- 摆放 擺放 bǎi fàng ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄤˋ baai2 fong3 to set up; to arrange; to lay out
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- 放下 fàng xià ㄈㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ fong3 haa6 to lay down; to put down
- 放任 fàng rèn ㄈㄤˋ ㄖㄣˋ fong3 jam6 to ignore
- 放假 fàng jià ㄈㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ fong3 gaa3 to have a holiday or vacation
- 放大 fàng dà ㄈㄤˋ ㄉㄚˋ fong3 daai6 to enlarge
- 放学 放學 fàng xué ㄈㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ fong3 hok6 to dismiss students at the end of the school day
- 放宽 放寬 fàng kuān ㄈㄤˋ ㄎㄨㄢ fong3 fun1 to relax (a rule)
- 放心 fàng xīn ㄈㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄣ fong3 sam1 to feel relieved
- 放手 fàng shǒu ㄈㄤˋ ㄕㄡˇ fong3 sau2 to let go one's hold
- 放映 fàng yìng ㄈㄤˋ ㄧㄥˋ fong3 jing2 to project (an image onto a screen); to show (a movie, slide etc)
- 放弃 放棄 fàng qì ㄈㄤˋ ㄑㄧˋ fong3 hei3 to renounce; to abandon; to give up
- 放款 fàng kuǎn ㄈㄤˋ ㄎㄨㄢˇ fong3 fun2 to lend money (as a commercial loan)
- 放水 fàng shuǐ ㄈㄤˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ fong3 seoi2 to turn on the water
- 放纵 放縱 fàng zòng ㄈㄤˋ ㄗㄨㄥˋ fong3 zung3 to indulge
- 放置 fàng zhì ㄈㄤˋ ㄓˋ fong3 zi3 to put
- 放肆 fàng sì ㄈㄤˋ ㄙˋ fong3 si3 wanton
火
- 上火 shàng huǒ ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ soeng6 fo2 to get angry
- 战火 戰火 zhàn huǒ ㄓㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ zin3 fo2 the flames of war; the ravages of war
- 救火 jiù huǒ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ gau3 fo2 to put out a fire
- 火候 huǒ hou ㄏㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄏㄡ fo2 hau6 heat control
- 火力 huǒ lì ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧˋ fo2 lik6 fire
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- 火山 huǒ shān ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄢ fo2 saan1 volcano
- 火暴 huǒ bào ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄠˋ fo2 bou6 variant of 火爆
- 火柴 huǒ chái ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄞˊ fo2 caai4 match (for lighting fire)
- 火灾 火災 huǒ zāi ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄞ fo2 zoi1 serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)
- 火炬 huǒ jù ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄩˋ fo2 geoi6 (flaming) torch
- 火焰 huǒ yàn ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄢˋ fo2 jim6 blaze
- 火热 火熱 huǒ rè ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄖㄜˋ fo2 jit6 fiery
- 火箭 huǒ jiàn ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ fo2 zin3 rocket
- 火腿 huǒ tuǐ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄊㄨㄟˇ fo2 teoi2 ham
- 火花 huǒ huā ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄨㄚ fo2 faa1 spark
- 火药 火藥 huǒ yào ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄠˋ fo2 joek6 gunpowder
- 火车 火車 huǒ chē ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄜ fo2 ce1 train
- 火速 huǒ sù ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄙㄨˋ fo2 cuk1 at top speed
- 火锅 火鍋 huǒ guō ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨㄛ fo2 wo1 hotpot
- 焰火 yàn huǒ ㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ jim6 fo2 fireworks
Idioms with these characters
- 百花齐放 百花齊放 bǎi huā qí fàng ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄑㄧˊ ㄈㄤˋ baak3 faa1 cai4 fong3 a hundred flowers bloom (idiom); let the arts have free expression
- 大放悲声 大放悲聲 dà fàng bēi shēng ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄤˋ ㄅㄟ ㄕㄥ daai6 fong3 bei1 sing1 to wail loudly and mournfully (idiom)
- 大放厥词 大放厥詞 dà fàng jué cí ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄤˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄘˊ to prattle on self-importantly (idiom)
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- 大鸣大放 大鳴大放 dà míng dà fàng ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄤˋ daai6 ming4 daai6 fong3 (idiom) to freely air one's views; to be heard far and wide; to attract a lot of attention
- 放诞不羁 放誕不羈 fàng dàn bù jī ㄈㄤˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧ fong3 daan3 bat1 gei1 wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
- 放诞不拘 放誕不拘 fàng dàn bù jū ㄈㄤˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩ fong3 daan3 bat1 keoi1 wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
- 放荡不羁 放蕩不羈 fàng dàng bù jī ㄈㄤˋ ㄉㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧ fong3 dong6 bat1 gei1 wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
- 放开手脚 放開手腳 fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo ㄈㄤˋ ㄎㄞ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ fong3 hoi1 sau2 goek3 to have free rein (idiom)
- 放浪不羁 放浪不羈 fàng làng bù jī ㄈㄤˋ ㄌㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧ fong3 long6 bat1 gei1 wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
- 放浪形骸 fàng làng xíng hái ㄈㄤˋ ㄌㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄞˊ fong3 long6 jing4 haai4 to abandon all restraint (idiom)
- 抱薪救火 bào xīn jiù huǒ ㄅㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ pou5 san1 gau3 fo2 lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
- 趁火打劫 chèn huǒ dǎ jié ㄔㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ can3 fo2 daa2 gip3 lit. to loot a burning house (idiom)
- 厝火积薪 厝火積薪 cuò huǒ jī xīn ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ cou3 fo2 zik1 san1 lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)
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- 打得火热 打得火熱 dǎ de huǒ rè ㄉㄚˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄖㄜˋ daa2 dak1 fo2 jit6 (idiom) to be on very good terms with each other
- 刀山火海 dāo shān huǒ hǎi ㄉㄠ ㄕㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄞˇ dou1 saan1 fo2 hoi2 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
- 洞若观火 洞若觀火 dòng ruò guān huǒ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˇ dung6 joek6 gun1 fo2 lit. to see sth as clearly as one sees a blazing fire (idiom)
- 飞蛾投火 飛蛾投火 fēi é tóu huǒ ㄈㄟ ㄜˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ fei1 ngo4 tau4 fo2 lit. like a moth flying into the fire (idiom); fig. to choose a path to certain destruction
- 烽火四起 fēng huǒ sì qǐ ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄙˋ ㄑㄧˇ fung1 fo2 sei3 hei2 the fire of war in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
- 赴汤蹈火 赴湯蹈火 fù tāng dǎo huǒ ㄈㄨˋ ㄊㄤ ㄉㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ fu6 tong1 dou6 fo2 lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom)
- 干柴烈火 乾柴烈火 gān chái liè huǒ ㄍㄢ ㄔㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ gon1 caai4 lit6 fo2 (idiom) explosive mutual passion; blaze of passion (esp. between lovers)
Example sentences
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他 放火 烧 燒 了 校舍 。
He set fire to the school building.
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他 放火 烧 燒 了 自己 的 房子 。
He set fire to his own house.
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为了 為了 报仇 報仇 ， 他们 他們 放火 烧 燒 了 邻居 鄰居 的 家 。
They set fire to their neighbour's house in revenge.
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