How to say “catch fire” in Chinese
catch fire, fire
“Catch fire” in Chinese is 着火, zháo huǒ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
着火 is read zháo huǒ: 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.
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 “着火”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 着火. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 着火了，怎么办？zháohuǒle,zěnmebànFire! What do we do?
More words from the lesson “Tiger, bear and fire”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “catch fire” in Chinese?
“Catch fire” in Chinese is 着火, pinyin zháohuǒ.
What does 着火 mean?
着火 (zháohuǒ) means “catch fire, fire”.
How do you write 着火?
着火 is 2 characters: 着 (zhe) — particle: ongoing state; 火 (huǒ) — fire. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 着火?
着火 is read zháohuǒ. Tones: zháo — second tone, huǒ — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“catch fire” in the lesson “Tiger, bear and fire”
This word is from the topic “Nature and weather” of HSK 4. 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.
Start for free