firewood; kindling; fuel
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
firewood; kindling; combustible plant material used for fuel
Refers broadly to natural, solid biomass fuel such as branches, straw, and dried grass. Often implies a traditional rural or domestic cooking/heating context. The pronunciation has a neutral tone on 'huo'.
Nǎi奶
nai奶
zài在
yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
pī劈
chái柴
huo火
。
Grandma is splitting firewood in the yard.
Dōng冬
tiān天
wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
zhǔn准
bèi备
hěn很
duō多
chái柴
huo火
lái来
qǔ取
nuǎn暖
。
In winter, we need to prepare a lot of firewood for heating.
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Tā他
bǎ把
shài晒
gān干
de的
yù玉
mǐ米
gǎn秆
dāng当
chái柴
huo火
shāo烧
。
He used the sun-dried corn stalks as fuel.
Zhè这
zào灶
tái台
zhǐ只
néng能
shāo烧
chái柴
huo火
。
This stove can only burn firewood.