huǒ
shí

noun
technical

Meaning of 火石

火石 means flint; chert; firestone; ferrocerium; lighter flint; artificial flint. Pronounced huǒ shí.

  • flint; chert; firestone
  • ferrocerium; lighter flint; artificial flint

Definitions & Examples

Yuán
shǐ
rén
tōng
guò
qiāo
liǎng
kuài
huǒ
shí
lái
huǒ
 

Primitive people made fire by striking two pieces of flint together.

Kǎo
xué
jiā
zài
zhè
jiù
shí
shí
dài
zhǐ
xiàn
le
liàng
de
huǒ
shí
gōng
 

Archaeologists discovered numerous flint tools at this Paleolithic site.

Huǒ
shí
zhuàng
shí
chǎn
shēng
de
huǒ
xīng
yǐn
rán
gān
zào
de
huǒ
róng
 

The sparks produced when flint strikes can ignite dry tinder.

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