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点燃 (diǎn rán): To ignite (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

点燃 consists of 2 characters.

o’clock; spot; dot

to burn, to ignite

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 点燃.

Words with 点

一点儿yī diǎn erHSK 1
优点yōu diǎnHSK 4
地点dì diǎnHSK 4
特点tè diǎnHSK 4
缺点quē diǎnHSK 4
重点zhòng diǎnHSK 4
标点biāo diǎnHSK 5
亮点liàng diǎn

Words with 燃

燃放rán fàng
燃料rán liào
燃气rán qì
燃油rán yóu
燃烧rán shāo

Example Sentences with 点燃

tā他

diǎn点

rán燃

le了

yì一

zhī支

xiāng香

yān烟

。

He lit a cigarette.

tā他

yòng用

dǎ打

huǒ火

jī机

diǎn点

rán燃

le了

shēng生

tā他

yòng用

huǒ火

chái柴

diǎn点

rán燃

le了

là蜡

zhú烛

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tíng停

diàn电

shí时

wǒ我

men们

diǎn点

rán燃

rì日

là蜡

zhú烛

。

He used a lighter to ignite the birthday candles.

。

He lit the candle with a match

le了

là蜡

zhú烛

。

We lit a candle during the power outage.

tā他

xiǎo小

xīn心

dì地

diǎn点

rán燃

le了

shēng生

rì日

là蜡

zhú烛

。

He carefully lit the birthday candles

wǒ我

yòng用

huǒ火

chái柴

diǎn点

rán燃

le了

là蜡

zhú烛

。

I lit the candle with a match.

tā他

diǎn点

rán燃

gōu篝

huǒ火

，

wèi为

lù露

yíng营

de的

tóng同

bàn伴

men们

qǔ取

nuǎn暖

。

He lit a bonfire to warm up his camping companions.

tā他

zhuó灼

rè热

de的

yán言

cí辞

，

shùn瞬

jiān间

diǎn点

rán燃

le了

quán全

chǎng场

tīng听

zhòng众

de的

qíng情

xù绪

。

His scorching words instantly ignited the emotions of the entire audience.

yóu由

yú于

ān安

quán全

guī规

dìng定

，

zhè这

ge个

qū区

yù域

bù不

yǔn允

xǔ许

diǎn点

rán燃

rèn任

hé何

là蜡

zhú烛

。

Due to safety regulations, lighting any candles is not permitted in this area.

nǐ你

jì记

de得

xiǎo小

shí时

hòu候

dì第

yī一

cì次

qīn亲

shǒu手

diǎn点

rán燃

bào爆

zhú竹

shí时

de的

jǐn紧

zhāng张

xīn心

qíng情

ma吗

？

Do you remember the nervous feeling when you lit a firecracker with your own hands for the first time as a child?