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起火

qǐ huǒ · qi huo

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

消(xiāo)防(fáng)员(yuán)到(dào)达(dá)并(bìng)发(fā)现(xiàn)了(le)起(qǐ)火(huǒ)的(de)房(fáng)子(zi)。

Upon arrival, the firefighters discovered the house in flames.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by jhomel · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

仓(cāng)库(kù)里(lǐ)的(de)电(diàn)线(xiàn)短(duǎn)路(lù)，很(hěn)快(kuài)就(jiù)起(qǐ)火(huǒ)了(le)。

The wiring in the warehouse short-circuited and it quickly caught fire.

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