着火

zháo huǒ · zhao huo

Traditional 著火

Meaning

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  1. to catch fire

In a sentence

2 examples
01

着(zháo)火(huǒ)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)我(wǒ)妈(mā)妈(ma)恰(qià)好(hǎo)在(zài)那(nà)。

My mother happened to be there when the fire broke out.

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

02

仓(cāng)库(kù)突(tū)然(rán)着(zháo)火(huǒ),消(xiāo)防(fáng)员(yuán)很(hěn)快(kuài)赶(gǎn)到(dào)了(le)现(xiàn)场(chǎng)。

The warehouse suddenly caught fire, and firefighters quickly arrived at the scene.

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