zháo
huǒ

HSK 4
common
verb

Meaning of 着火

着火 means to catch fire; to be on fire. Pronounced zháo huǒ. HSK 4.

  • to catch fire; to be on fire

Definitions & Examples

zuò
cāng
zuó
tiān
bàn
zháo
huǒ
le
 

That warehouse caught fire in the middle of the night yesterday.

Xiǎo
xīn
 
de
xiù
zi
kuài
pèng
dào
zhú
le
 
bié
zháo
huǒ
 

Be careful, your sleeve is about to touch the candle—don't catch fire!

Shān
huǒ
chí
le
sān
tiān
cái
bèi
miè
 

The mountain fire burned for three days before being extinguished.