着火

zháohuǒ

to catch fire

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 4 trad. 著火

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  • 火车huǒchētrainB1
  • huǒsurname HuoB4
  • 火锅huǒguōhotpotB5
  • 火柴huǒcháimatch (for lighting fire)B6
  • 火灾huǒzāiserious fire (in a city or a forest etc)B6
  • 导火索dǎohuǒsuǒfuse (for explosive)B7
  • 点火diǎnhuǒto igniteB7

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那边着火了。

There is a fire over there.

那座房子着火了。

That house caught fire.