Meaning of 点火
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
diǎnhuǒ
- to ignite
- to light a fire
- to agitate
- to start an engine
- ignition
- fig. to stir up trouble
点火 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我们没点火。
We didn't start the fire.
一点火花让火药爆炸。
A spark led the gunpowder to explode.
汤姆用尽了火柴，不能点火了。
Tom ran out of matches so he couldn't light the fire.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
点 diǎn · to touch briefly · 9 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
火 huǒ · fire · 4 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Related words
Words that share a character with 点火.
| 火车 | huǒchē | train |
| 地点 | dìdiǎn | place; site |
| 一点儿 | yīdiǎnr | erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3] |
| 一点点 | yī diǎndiǎn | a little bit |
| 重点 | zhòngdiǎn | to recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate |
| 观点 | guāndiǎn | point of view; viewpoint |
| 有点儿 | yǒudiǎnr | slightly; a little |
| 快点儿 | kuài diǎnr | erhua variant of 快點|快点[kuai4 dian3] |
| 点头 | diǎntóu | to nod |
| 特点 | tèdiǎn | characteristic; trait; feature |
| 有一点儿 | yǒuyīdiǎnr | a bit; a little |
| 缺点 | quēdiǎn | weak point; fault |
Questions about 点火
What does 点火 mean?
点火 (diǎnhuǒ) means "to ignite; to light a fire".
How do you write 点火?
点火 is made of 2 characters: 点 (9 strokes), 火 (4 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 点火 an HSK word?
Yes. 点火 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 点火 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 点火 is written 點火.