lièhuǒ

烈火

Word · Noun

raging fire; intense struggle or passion

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

raging fire; fierce blaze

Literal meaning. Often implies a large, destructive, and uncontrollable fire.

Sēn森
lín林
liè烈
huǒ火
xùn迅
sù速
màn蔓
yán延
 ,
nán难
yǐ以
pū扑
miè灭
 。

The forest fire spread rapidly and was hard to extinguish.

Xiāo消
fáng防
yuán员
chōng冲
jìn进
liè烈
huǒ火
zhōng中
jiù救
rén人
 。

The firefighters rushed into the raging fire to rescue people.

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Nà那
chǎng场
dà大
huǒ火
yǐ已
bù不
shì是
pǔ普
tōng通
de的
huǒ火
zāi灾
 ,
ér而
shì是
yī一
chǎng场
tūn吞
shì噬
yī一
qiè切
de的
liè烈
huǒ火
 。

That big fire was no ordinary blaze, but a raging inferno that devoured everything.

2.

noun

intense struggle or passion; figurative fierce conflict or emotion

literary

Figurative meaning, indicated by the ◇ symbol in the source. Often used for political struggles, revolutionary fervor, or intense emotions like love or anger.

Gé革
mìng命
de的
liè烈
huǒ火
xí席
juǎn卷
le了
quán全
guó国
 。

The flames of revolution swept across the nation.

Tā他
xīn心
zhōng中
de的
nù怒
huǒ火
xiàng像
liè烈
huǒ火
yī一
yàng样
rán燃
shāo烧
 。

The fury in his heart burned like a raging fire.

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Zhè这
chǎng场
bà罢
gōng工
shì是
láo劳
zī资
máo矛
dùn盾
jī激
huà化
de的
liè烈
huǒ火
 。

This strike is the blazing fire of intensified labor-management conflict.