起火 qǐ huǒ ㄑㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ hei2 fo2 高階級 · Level 4
- to catch fire
- to cook
- to get angry
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起
- 一起 yī qǐ ㄧ ㄑㄧˇ jat1 hei2 (in) the same place
- 唤起 喚起 huàn qǐ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧˇ wun6 hei2 to waken (to action)
- 崛起 jué qǐ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄑㄧˇ gwat6 hei2 to rise abruptly (to a towering position)
- 引起 yǐn qǐ ㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄧˇ jan5 hei2 to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
- 想起 xiǎng qǐ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧˇ soeng2 hei2 to recall
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- 挑起 tiǎo qǐ ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧˇ tiu1 hei2 to provoke
- 掀起 xiān qǐ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˇ hin1 hei2 to lift; to raise (a lid etc)
- 提起 tí qǐ ㄊㄧˊ ㄑㄧˇ tai4 hei2 to mention; to bring up
- 比起 bǐ qǐ ㄅㄧˇ ㄑㄧˇ bei2 hei2 compared with
- 激起 jī qǐ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄧˇ gik1 hei2 to arouse
- 发起 發起 fā qǐ ㄈㄚ ㄑㄧˇ faat3 hei2 to originate
- 兴起 興起 xīng qǐ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˇ hing1 hei2 to rise
- 谈起 談起 tán qǐ ㄊㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ taam4 hei2 to mention
- 起伏 qǐ fú ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ hei2 fuk6 to move up and down
- 起来 起來 qǐ lai ㄑㄧˇ ˙ㄌㄞ hei2 loi4 to stand up; to get up
- 起初 qǐ chū ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨ hei2 co1 originally; at first; at the outset
- 起到 qǐ dào ㄑㄧˇ ㄉㄠˋ hei2 dou3 (in an expression of the form 起到 + … + 作用) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)
- 起劲 起勁 qǐ jìn ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ hei2 ging3 energetic; vigorous; enthusiastic
- 起床 qǐ chuáng ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨㄤˊ hei2 cong4 to get out of bed; to get up
- 起步 qǐ bù ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ hei2 bou6 to set out
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
- 拔地而起 bá dì ér qǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˇ bat6 dei6 ji4 hei2 (idiom) (of a building etc) to rise out of the ground
- 白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ baak6 sau2 hei2 gaa1 (idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
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- 重起炉灶 重起爐竈 chóng qǐ lú zào ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄨˊ ㄗㄠˋ cung4 hei2 lou4 zou3 to start over from scratch (idiom)
- 此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ ci2 hei2 bei2 fuk6 up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
- 此起彼落 cǐ qǐ bǐ luò ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ci2 hei2 bei2 lok6 to rise and fall in succession (idiom)
- 大起大落 dà qǐ dà luò ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ daai6 hei2 daai6 lok6 (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)
- 东山再起 東山再起 dōng shān zài qǐ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕㄢ ㄗㄞˋ ㄑㄧˇ dung1 saan1 zoi3 hei2 lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback
- 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
- 风起潮涌 風起潮湧 fēng qǐ cháo yǒng ㄈㄥ ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄩㄥˇ fung1 hei2 ciu4 jung2 lit. wind rises, tide bubbles up
- 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
- 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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起火 原因 不明 。
The cause of the fire is not known.
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消防员 消防員 到达 到達 并 竝 发现 發現 了 起火 的 房子 。
Upon arrival, the firefighters discovered the house in flames.
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山 上 的 那 棵 高大 的 老 核桃 树 樹 被 雷击 雷擊 中 并 並 起火 了 。
The large old walnut tree on the hill was struck by lightning and caught fire.
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