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熄火
熄火
(xī huǒ): Extinguish / put out (a fire) (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Character Breakdown
熄 • xī • to extinguish; to put out (a fire)
xī
熄
to extinguish; to put out (a fire)
火 • huǒ • fire • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
huǒ
火
fire
4.
How to Use 熄火 in Sentences
Subject + Verb
fā
发
dòng
动
jī
机
xī
熄
huǒ
火
neutral
engine stalls
qì
汽
chē
车
xī
熄
huǒ
火
neutral
car stalls
Verb + Verb
with
停车
xī
熄
huǒ
火
tíng
停
chē
车
Adverb + Verb
with
突然
tū
突
rán
然
xī
熄
huǒ
火
5.
Example Sentences with 熄火
qì
汽
chē
车
xī
熄
huǒ
火
le
了
。
neutral
turn off engine and park
neutral
suddenly stall
The car stalled.
nǐ
你
gāng
刚
cái
才
shì
是
bu
不
shì
是
wàng
忘
jì
记
xī
熄
huǒ
火
,
cái
才
dǎo
导
zhì
致
yǐn
引
qíng
擎
guò
过
rè
热
le
了
?
Did you forget to turn off the engine just now, causing it to overheat?
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.
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.
kuài
快
bǎ
把
là
蜡
zhú
烛
xī
熄
huǒ
火
ba
吧
,
miǎn
免
de
得
yǐn
引
qǐ
起
bú
不
bì
必
yào
要
de
的
wēi
危
xiǎn
险
。
Quickly put out the candle to avoid causing unnecessary danger.
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 熄火.
Words with
熄
熄灭
xī miè
extinguish; quench; put out
熄灯
xī dēng
to turn off the lights
Words with
火
火车
huǒ chē
train
火车站
huǒ chē zhàn
railway station
火柴
huǒ chái
match
火锅
huǒ guō
hotpot
着火
zháo huǒ
to burn
恼火
nǎo huǒ
annoyed; irritated; vexed
火灾
huǒ zāi
serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)
火焰
huǒ yàn
flame; blaze