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導火索

fuse

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

dao3huo3suo3 • dǎohuǒsuǒ

Meaning

Primary

fuse

Alternatives

explosive fuse, blasting fuse

Mnemonic

A 導火索 fuse is a special 索 rope that 導 guides a 火 fire lit at one end to the explosive at the other.

Usage

他 點燃 了 導火索。

He lit the fuse.

熄滅 導火索， 不然 我們 都 要 死！

Extinguish the fuse, otherwise we all die!

引起 他們 吵架 的 導火索

The fuse that started their quarrel.