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熄火 (xī huǒ): Extinguish / put out (a fire) (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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熄火 consists of 2 characters.

to extinguish; to put out (a fire)

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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 + Verbwith停车

xī熄

huǒ火

tíng停

chē车

Adverb + Verbwith突然

tū突

rán然

xī熄

huǒ火

Example Sentences with 熄火

qì汽

chē车

xī熄

huǒ火

le了

。

The car stalled.

neutral

turn off engine and park

neutral

suddenly stall

zài在

jǐn紧

jí急

qíng情

kuàng况

xià下

，

xiāo消

fáng防

yuán员

xùn迅

sù速

xī熄

miè灭

le了

cāng仓

kù库

de的

dà大

huǒ火

。

In the emergency, the firefighters quickly extinguished the fire in the warehouse.

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?

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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.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

fēng风

hěn很

dà大

，

lù露

yíng营

zhě者

hái

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

xī熄

huǒ火

，

ér而

shì是

yóu由

yú于

rán燃

liào料

hào耗

jìn尽

，

fā发

dòng动

jī

kuài快

bǎ把

là蜡

zhú烛

xī熄

huǒ火

ba吧

，

miǎn免

de

还

shì是

chéng成

gōng功

xī熄

miè灭

le了

gōu篝

huǒ火

。

Despite the strong wind, the camper successfully put out the campfire.

ràng

让

qì汽

chē车

bǎo保

chí持

dài怠

sù速

zhuàng状

tài态

。

He did not turn off the engine but kept the car idling.

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.

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.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 熄火.

Words with 熄

熄灭xī miè

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