火柴

huǒ chái · huo chai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. match (for lighting fire)
  2. CL:根 (gēn),盒 (hé)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

最(zuì)上(shàng)面(miàn)的(de)抽(chōu)屉(ti)里(lǐ)应(yīng)该(gāi)有(yǒu)一(yì)盒(hé)火(huǒ)柴(chái)。

There should be a box of matches in the top drawer.

Tatoeba: Chinese by znc · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)根(gēn)湿(shī)掉(diào)的(de)火(huǒ)柴(chái)点(diǎn)不(bu)出(chū)火(huǒ)的(de)。

This damp match won't light.

Tatoeba: Chinese by U2FS · English by orcrist · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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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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