点燃

diǎn rán · dian ran

Traditional 點燃

Meaning

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  1. to ignite
  2. to set on fire
  3. aflame

In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)坐(zuò)下(xià),点(diǎn)燃(rán)一(yì)根(gēn)香(xiāng)菸(yān)。

She sat down and lit a cigarette.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by JSakuragi · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

生(shēng)日(rì)蛋(dàn)糕(gāo)上(shàng)的(de)蜡(là)烛(zhú)被(bèi)点(diǎn)燃(rán)了(le)。

The candles on the birthday cake were lit.

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