source of fire; seed of hope; joint farming
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
3 senses · 6 examplesnoun
source of fire; kindling
literaryLiterally refers to a physical source of fire, often preserved for starting a new fire.
Yuán原
shǐ始
rén人
xū需
yào要
xiǎo小
xīn心
bǎo保
cún存
huǒ火
zhǒnɡ种
。
Primitive people needed to carefully preserve the source of fire.
Gé革
mìnɡ命
de的
huǒ火
zhǒnɡ种
yǐ已
jīnɡ经
diǎn点
rán燃
。
The revolutionary spark has been ignited.
noun
seed of hope; spark
literaryA metaphorical usage, often used in literary or political contexts to describe the origin or driving force of an ideology, movement, or culture.
Zhè这
běn本
shū书
wèi为
kē科
xué学
ɡé革
mìnɡ命
bō播
xià下
le了
huǒ火
zhǒnɡ种
。
This book sowed the seeds for the scientific revolution.
Zhī知
shi识
shì是
wén文
mínɡ明
chuán传
chénɡ承
de的
huǒ火
zhǒnɡ种
。
Knowledge is the spark that passes civilization on.
verb
to farm jointly; to engage in collective cultivation
archaicAn old-fashioned or technical agricultural term.
Zài在
ɡǔ古
dài代
，
cūn村
mín民
men们
chánɡ常
chánɡ常
huǒ火
zhǒnɡ种
yǐ以
yìnɡ应
duì对
jiān艰
kǔ苦
de的
nónɡ农
huó活
。
In ancient times, villagers often farmed jointly to cope with the hard agricultural work.
Huǒ火
zhǒnɡ种
shì是
yì一
zhǒnɡ种
chuán传
tǒnɡ统
de的
hù互
zhù助
ɡēnɡ耕
zuò作
fānɡ方
shì式
。
Joint farming is a traditional mutual aid method of cultivation.