放火

fàng huǒ · fang huo

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to set on fire
  2. to commit arson
  3. to create a disturbance

In a sentence

2 examples
01

有(yǒu)人(rén)半(bàn)夜(yè)在(zài)仓(cāng)库(kù)放(fàng)火(huǒ)。

Someone set fire to the warehouse in the middle of the night.

02

他(tā)因(yīn)放(fàng)火(huǒ)被(bèi)警(jǐng)察(chá)逮(dài)捕(bǔ)了(le)。

He was arrested by the police for arson.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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