起火 - To Catch Fire - Traditional Chinese word mnemonic

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起火

to catch fire

起

to begin

火

fire

qi3huo3 • qǐhuǒ

to catch fire

catch fire, catching fire, catches fire, caught fire, to ignite, ignite

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

房子起火啦！

The house has caught fire!

廚房不小心起火了。

The kitchen accidentally caught fire.

這個容易起火。

This easily catches fire.