huǒyàn

火焰

HSK 7-9Word · Noun

flame; blaze

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

noun

flame; burning gas that emits light and heat

neutral

Refers to the visible, gaseous part of a fire. Can be used in both everyday and scientific contexts (e.g., chemistry, physics). The more colloquial term is 火苗.

Bì壁
lú炉
lǐ里
de的
huǒ火
yàn焰
tiào跳
dòng动
zhe着
 ,
zhào照
liàng亮
le了
zhěng整
gè个
fáng房
jiān间
 。

The flames in the fireplace danced, illuminating the entire room.

Xiāo消
fáng防
yuán员
yǒng勇
gǎn敢
de地
chōng冲
jìn进
le了
xióng熊
xióng熊
huǒ火
yàn焰
zhī之
zhōng中
 。

The firefighters bravely rushed into the raging flames.

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Tā他
yòng用
pēn喷
qiāng枪
de的
lán蓝
sè色
huǒ火
yàn焰
hàn焊
jiē接
jīn金
shǔ属
 。

He welded the metal with the blue flame of a blowtorch.

Là蜡
zhú烛
de的
huǒ火
yàn焰
zài在
wēi微
fēng风
zhōng中
yáo摇
yè曳
 。

The candle flame flickered in the breeze.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
qì气
tǐ体
rán燃
shāo烧
shí时
huì会
chǎn产
shēng生
hěn很
gāo高
de的
huǒ火
yàn焰
 。

This gas produces a very high flame when it burns.