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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

着火 [zháohuǒ]
  1. 1. catch fire; be on fire; ignite
    木头容易着火
    Wood catches fire easily.
    房子着火了。
    The house is on fire.
    着火啦!
    Fire!

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

着火 [zháohuǒ]
  1. 1. 失火。

Examples

饭店着火,旅客炸了窝。
The guests stampeded out of the burning hotel.
啊!着火了!
Oh! It's caught fire!
不得了,着火了!
My God! It's on fire.
交通灯变绿了但车子死活打不着火
The lights had changed to green, but the car simply wouldn't start.
The firemen entered the building on fire through the roof.
消防员从房顶进入了着火的建筑。
to burst into flames
突然着火
to catch fire
着火
As it burst into flames, smoke billowed up from the below.
开始着火时,浓烟从底部滚滚冒出。
Phased evacuation means evacuating the floor where the fire is located first, and then the floor immediately above it.
分阶段撤离意味着先着火的地点先撤离,紧邻火场上方的部位随后撤离。

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