to extinguish; to put out (a fire)
Animated Stroke Order 熄
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HSK Vocabulary: 熄
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 熄 is used in context
1
wǎn晚
shàng上
shí十
diǎn点
sù宿
shè舍
zhǔn准
shí时
xī熄
dēng灯
。
The dormitory lights go out at 10 PM sharp.
2
qì汽
chē车
zài在
lù路
kǒu口
tū突
rán然
xī熄
huǒ火
le了
。
The car suddenly stalled at the intersection.
3
qǐng请
jì记
de得
zài在
lí离
kāi开
qián前
xī熄
miè灭
là蜡
zhú烛
。
Please remember to extinguish the candle before leaving.
4
dēng灯
xī熄
miè灭
le了
。
The light went out.
5
tā他
chuī吹
miè灭
le了
shēng生
rì日
là蜡
zhú烛
。
He blew out the birthday candles.
6
sēn森
lín林
dà大
huǒ火
zhōng终
yú于
bèi被
xiāo消
fáng防
yuán员
xī熄
miè灭
le了
。
The forest fire was finally extinguished by the firefighters.
7
qì汽
chē车
xī熄
huǒ火
le了
。
The car stalled.
8
lú炉
zi子
tū突
rán然
xī熄
huǒ火
le了
，
wǎn晚
fàn饭
hái还
méi没
zuò做
hǎo好
。
The stove suddenly went out, and dinner wasn't ready yet.
9
yóu由
yú于
rán燃
liào料
hào耗
jìn尽
，
fā发
dòng动
jī机
zài在
gāo高
sù速
gōng公
lù路
shàng上
xī熄
huǒ火
le了
。
Due to running out of fuel, the engine stalled on the highway.
Information
Traditional熄
Radical火
Strokes14
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2551
Zhuyinㄒㄧ
Components—
UnicodeU+7184
CangjieFHU
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Cultural note
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