fire in Chinese

How to write 火

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火 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 4. An upper-intermediate band covering a wider range of everyday and work topics.

火 in a sentence

• 火huǒ很hěn旺wàng。

  The fire is burning strong.

• 小xiǎo心xīn火huǒ。

  Be careful with fire.

• 火huǒ能néng取qǔ暖nuǎn。

  Fire can keep us warm.

• 不bù要yào玩wán火huǒ。

  Don't play with fire.

火 vs 火车 vs 火星

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 火车 huǒ chē train

  'Fire-cart' — a train. Classic example of 火 inside a compound that isn't about flames.

• 火星 huǒ xīng Mars; spark

  'Fire-star' — the planet Mars; also a literal spark. 火 alone is 'fire'.