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起火

catch fire

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

qi3huo3 • qǐhuǒ

Meaning

Primary

catch fire

Alternatives

catches fire, ignite

Mnemonic

When something 起火 catches fire it 起 begins to have 火 fire.

Usage

房子 起火 啦！

The house is on fire!