火把

huǒ bǎ · huo ba

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. torch
  2. CL:把 (bǎ)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

村(cūn)民(mín)们(men)举(jǔ)着(zhe)火(huǒ)把(bǎ)在(zài)夜(yè)里(lǐ)寻(xún)找(zhǎo)走(zǒu)失(shī)的(de)孩(hái)子(zi)。

The villagers held torches and searched for the lost child in the night.

02

山(shān)洞(dòng)里(lǐ)太(tài)黑(hēi)了(le),我(wǒ)们(men)需(xū)要(yào)一(yì)支(zhī)火(huǒ)把(bǎ)。

The cave is too dark; we need a torch.

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