natural fire; lightning fire; wildfire
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fire caused by natural phenomena such as lightning or spontaneous combustion
informalA colloquial term (俗指) referring specifically to fires ignited by natural causes rather than human activity. Commonly used to describe wildfires started by lightning strikes or spontaneous combustion in dry vegetation.
Xià夏
jì季
léi雷
diàn电
pín频
fán繁
，
róng容
yì易
yǐn引
fā发
tiān天
huǒ火
。
Lightning is frequent in summer, making it easy to trigger natural fires.
Zhè这
chǎng场
tiān天
huǒ火
shì是
yóu由
léi雷
jī击
yǐn引
qǐ起
de的
，
shāo烧
huǐ毁
le了
zhěng整
piàn片
sēn森
lín林
。
This wildfire was caused by a lightning strike, burning down the entire forest.
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Gǔ古
dài代
rén人
rèn认
wéi为
tiān天
huǒ火
shì是
shàng上
tiān天
jiàng降
xià下
de的
chéng惩
fá罚
。
Ancient people believed that heavenly fire was punishment sent down from above.
Tiān天
gān干
wù物
zào燥
，
xiǎo小
xīn心
tiān天
huǒ火
。
The weather is dry; beware of spontaneous fires.