kindling; medium; intermediary
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Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesnoun
kindling; material used to start a fire
Traditional term for small, dry materials like paper, twigs, or special sticks used to ignite a larger fire. Less common in modern daily speech.
Yé爷
ye爷
yòng用
huǒ火
méi媒
diǎn点
rán燃
le了
zào灶
lǐ里
de的
chái柴
huo火
。
Grandpa used kindling to light the firewood in the stove.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
sōng松
mù木
shì是
zuò做
huǒ火
méi媒
de的
hǎo好
cái材
liào料
。
This pinewood is good material for making kindling.
noun
medium; intermediary; catalyst
literaryA metaphorical or literary extension of the original meaning, referring to something that facilitates an event, relationship, or reaction.
Yǔ语
yán言
shì是
sī思
xiǎng想
jiāo交
liú流
de的
huǒ火
méi媒
。
Language is the medium for the exchange of ideas.
Nà那
cì次
huì会
yì议
chéng成
wéi为
liǎng两
guó国
hé合
zuò作
de的
huǒ火
méi媒
。
That meeting became the catalyst for cooperation between the two countries.