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點燃

to ignite

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

dian3ran2 • diǎnrán

Meaning

Primary

to ignite

Alternatives

ignite, ignites, igniting, ignited, to kindle, kindle, to light, light

Mnemonic

點燃 To ignite something, you find a good 點 spot that can catch fire and 燃 ignite it.

Usage

他們 點燃 了 大砲。

They ignited the cannon.

你 能 點燃 煤氣燈 嗎？

Can you ignite the gas lamp?

我 點燃 了 引擎。

I ignited the engine.

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