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beacon fire

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

feng1huo3 • fēnghuǒ

Meaning


Primary

beacon fire

Alternatives

signal fire

Mnemonic


A 烽火 beacon fire is the 火 fire of a 烽 beacon, lit to warn people that danger is approaching.

Usage


古代 的 士兵 用 烽火 传递 消息。

Soldiers in ancient times used beacon fires to relay messages.

敌人 接近 时, 守军 立刻 点燃 了 烽火。

When the enemy approached, the defenders immediately lit a beacon fire.

远处 的 烽火 在 夜色 中 格外 醒目。

The distant beacon fire stood out especially clearly in the darkness of night.