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导火索 (dǎo huǒ suǒ): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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导火索 (dǎo huǒ suǒ): Fuse / Spark (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

导火索 consists of 3 characters.

to guide, lead, or conduct

large rope; to search, to demand

How to Use 导火索 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 导火索 with other words naturally.

Verb + Object

chéng成

wéi为

dǎo导

huǒ火

suǒ索

neutral

become the trigger

diǎn点

rán燃

dǎo导

huǒ火

suǒ索

neutral

Measure Word + Nounwith根

yī一

gēn根

dǎo导

huǒ火

suǒ索

Adjective + Nounwith直接

zhí直

jiē接

de的

dǎo导

huǒ火

suǒ索

Example Sentences with 导火索

tā他

de的

huà话

shì是

dǎo导

huǒ火

suǒ索

light the fuse

neutral

a fuse

neutral

direct trigger

，

ràng让

dà大

jiā家

chǎo吵

le了

qǐ起

lái来

。

His words were the trigger that made everyone argue.

nà那

cì次

wù误

huì会

chéng成

le了

dǎo导

huǒ火

suǒ索

，

ràng让

tā他

men们

de的

yǒu友

yì谊

chè彻

dǐ底

pò破

liè裂

。

That misunderstanding became the spark that completely shattered their friendship.

zhè这

fèn份

bào报

gào告

de的

fā发

bù布

shì是

dǎo导

huǒ火

suǒ索

，

cù促

shǐ使

zhèng政

fǔ府

lì立

jí即

xiū修

gǎi改

le了

zhèng政

cè策

。

The release of this report was the fuse that prompted the government to immediately revise its policy.

Show 5 More Sentences

zhè这

cì次

zhǎng涨

jià价

chéng成

le了

dǎo导

huǒ火

suǒ索

，

yǐn引

fā发

le了

xiāo消

fèi费

zhě者

de的

bù不

mǎn满

。

This price increase became the trigger, sparking dissatisfaction among consumers.

nán难

dào道

nà那

cì次

shī失

bài败

de的

tán谈

pàn判

jiù

zhè这

cì次

shì事

jiàn件

bìng并

fēi非

dǎo导

huǒ火

suǒ索

nà那

chǎng场

yì意

wài外

shì事

gù故

shì是

dǎo导

huǒ火

jǐn尽

guǎn管

dǎo导

huǒ火

suǒ索

kàn看

sì似

wēi微

xiǎo小

就

shì是

dǎo导

huǒ火

suǒ索

ma吗

？

Could that failed negotiation have been the spark?

，

ér而

shì是

cháng长

qī期

jī积

lěi累

máo矛

dùn盾

de的

jié结

guǒ果

。

This incident was not the fuse, but rather the result of long-accumulated conflicts.

suǒ索

，

zuì最

zhōng终

dǎo导

zhì致

le了

zhěng整

gè个

xiàng项

mù目

dì的

shī失

bài败

。

That accident was the trigger, ultimately leading to the failure of the entire project.

，

dàn但

tā它

què却

yǐn引

bào爆

le了

quán全

miàn面

de的

shè社

huì会

wēi危

jī机

。

Although the spark seemed trivial, it detonated a full-scale social crisis.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 导火索.

Words with 导

导游dǎo yóuHSK 4
主导zhǔ dǎo
倡导chàng dǎo
向导xiàng dǎo
导向dǎo xiàng
导师dǎo shī
导弹dǎo dàn
导演dǎo yǎn

Words with 火

火车站huǒ chē zhànHSK 2
上火shàng huǒ
发火fā huǒ
恼火nǎo huǒ
火候huǒ hou
火山huǒ shān
火暴huǒ bào
火柴huǒ chái

Words with 索

利索lì suo
思索sī suǒ
探索tàn suǒ
搜索sōu suǒ
摸索mō suo
索取suǒ qǔ
索性suǒ xìng
索赔suǒ péi