How to say “fire” in Chinese
fire (disaster)
“Fire” in Chinese is 火灾, huǒ zāi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
火灾 is read huǒ zāi: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a flame.
On top, 宀 “roof”; under it, 火 “fire”: a house on fire.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “火灾”.
More words from the lesson “Typhoon, drought, fire”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “fire” in Chinese?
“Fire” in Chinese is 火灾, pinyin huǒzāi.
What does 火灾 mean?
火灾 (huǒzāi) means “fire (disaster)”.
How do you write 火灾?
火灾 is 2 characters: 火 (huǒ) — fire; 灾 (zāi) — disaster. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 火灾?
火灾 is read huǒzāi. Tones: huǒ — third tone, zāi — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“fire” in the lesson “Typhoon, drought, fire”
This word is from the topic “Energy, ecology, disasters” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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