起火 meaning in English
to catch fire; to cook
14 strokes
Meaning of 起火
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
qǐhuǒ
- to catch fire
- to cook
- to get angry
起火 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
起火原因不明。
The cause of the fire is not known.
山上的那棵高大的老核桃树被雷击中并起火了。
The large old walnut tree on the hill was struck by lightning and caught fire.
消防员到达竝发现了起火的房子。
Upon arrival, the firefighters discovered the house in flames.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
起 qǐ · to rise · 10 strokes
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火 huǒ · fire · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 起火.
| 一起 | yīqǐ | (in) the same place; together; in company (with) |
| 起来 | qǐlái | to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2] |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 火车 | huǒchē | train |
| 起床 | qǐchuáng | to get out of bed; to get up |
| 想起 | xiǎngqǐ | to recall; to think of |
| 起飞 | qǐfēi | (of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off; (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to star |
| 看起来 | kàn qǐlái | seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the |
| 了不起 | liǎobuqǐ | amazing; terrific |
| 引起 | yǐnqǐ | to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse |
| 着火 | zháohuǒ | to catch fire |
| 看不起 | kànbuqǐ | to look down upon; to despise |
Questions about 起火
What does 起火 mean?
起火 (qǐhuǒ) means "to catch fire; to cook".
How do you write 起火?
起火 is made of 2 characters: 起 (10 strokes), 火 (4 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.