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火鉗

fire tongs

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

huo3qian2 • huǒqián

Meaning

Primary

fire tongs

Alternatives

tongs

Mnemonic

火鉗 Fire tongs are very long 鉗 pliers that are used to move things around that are in a 火 fire safely.

Usage

爐邊 放 著 一 對 火鉗。

There is a pair of fire tongs by the fireplace.

他 拿 火鉗 夾 起 火炭。

He picked up the charcoal with fire tongs.

火鉗 是 生火 時 必須 的 工具。

Tongs are essential tools when making a fire.

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