fēng
huǒ

common
noun

Meaning of 烽火

烽火 means beacon fire; signal smoke; flames of war; warfare. Pronounced fēng huǒ.

  • beacon fire; signal smoke
  • flames of war; warfare

Definitions & Examples

dài
cháng
chéng
shàng
shè
yǒu
fēng
huǒ
tái
 
yòng
chuán
jūn
qíng
 

Ancient beacon towers were set up along the Great Wall to relay military information.

dàn
yǒu
lái
fàn
 
shì
bīng
biàn便
diǎn
rán
fēng
huǒ
 

If enemies approached, soldiers would light the beacon fires.

Fēng
huǒ
xiāng
chuán
 
xiāo
hěn
kuài
jiù
chuán
biàn
le
zhěng
biān
guān
 

The news spread quickly throughout the entire frontier as the beacon fires were relayed.