熄火 meaning in English

xīhuǒ

(of fire, lamp etc) to go out; to put out (fire)

HSK 7-918 strokes

Meaning of 熄火

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xīhuǒ
  1. (of fire, lamp etc) to go out
  2. to put out (fire)
  3. (fig.) to die down
  4. (of a vehicle) to stall

熄火 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

不bú要yào忘wàng了le熄xī火huǒ。
Don't forget to put out the fire.

Stroke order for each character

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熄 xī · to extinguish · 14 strokes

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火 huǒ · fire · 4 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 熄火.

火车huǒchētrain
着火zháohuǒto catch fire
火灾huǒzāiserious fire (in a city or a forest etc)
火腿huǒtuǐham
火柴huǒcháimatch (for lighting fire)
火箭huǒjiànrocket
火焰huǒyànblaze; flame
火山huǒshānvolcano
发火fāhuǒto catch fire; to ignite; to lose one's temper; to blow up
点火diǎnhuǒto ignite; to light a fire
火花huǒhuāspark; sparkle
火药huǒyàogunpowder

Questions about 熄火

What does 熄火 mean?

熄火 (xīhuǒ) means "(of fire, lamp etc) to go out; to put out (fire)".

How do you write 熄火?

熄火 is made of 2 characters: 熄 (14 strokes), 火 (4 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 熄火 an HSK word?

Yes. 熄火 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.