to light; to ignite; to set fire to
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to light; to ignite; to set on fire
neutralMost commonly used for lighting fires, candles, cigarettes, engines, or other combustible materials. Can be used literally and figuratively.
Tā他
diǎn点
rán燃
le了
shēng生
rì日
là蜡
zhú烛
。
He lit the birthday candles.
Xiāo消
fáng防
yuán员
jìn禁
zhǐ止
zài在
sēn森
lín林
lǐ里
diǎn点
rán燃
gōu篝
huǒ火
。
Firefighters prohibit lighting campfires in the forest.
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Tā他
de的
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
diǎn点
rán燃
le了
tīng听
zhòng众
de的
rè热
qíng情
。
His speech ignited the audience's passion.
Lǎo老
shì式
qì汽
chē车
xū需
yào要
shǒu手
dòng动
diǎn点
rán燃
fā发
dòng动
jī机
。
Old-fashioned cars require manually igniting the engine.