fàng
huǒ

common
verb
crime

Meaning of 放火

放火 means to set fire to; to commit arson; to incite trouble; to stir up disturbance; to fan the flames. Pronounced fàng huǒ.

  • to set fire to; to commit arson
  • to incite trouble; to stir up disturbance; to fan the flames

Definitions & Examples

Yǒu
rén
zài
sēn
lín
fàng
huǒ
 

Someone set a fire in the forest.

Fàng
huǒ
shì
yán
zhòng
de
fàn
zuì
xíng
wéi
 

Arson is a serious criminal offense.

yīn
fàng
huǒ
shāo
huǐ
cāng
bèi
pàn
xíng
shí
nián
 

He was sentenced to ten years for burning down the warehouse by arson.