点火

diǎn huǒ · dian huo

Traditional 點火

Meaning

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  1. to ignite
  2. to light a fire
  3. to agitate
  4. to start an engine
  5. ignition
  6. fig. to stir up trouble

In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)用(yòng)尽(jìn)了(le)火(huǒ)柴(chái),不(bù)能(néng)点(diǎn)火(huǒ)了(le)。

Tom ran out of matches so he couldn't light the fire.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

露(lù)营(yíng)时(shí)我(wǒ)们(men)用(yòng)干(gān)树(shù)枝(zhī)点(diǎn)火(huǒ)做(zuò)饭(fàn)。

While camping, we used dry branches to light a fire and cook.

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