catch fire; be on fire
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to catch fire; to be on fire
neutral表示意外发生火灾，常用于描述建筑物、车辆、森林等起火。
Nà那
zuò座
cāng仓
kù库
zuó昨
tiān天
bàn半
yè夜
zháo着
huǒ火
le了
。
That warehouse caught fire in the middle of the night yesterday.
Xiǎo小
xīn心
，
nǐ你
de的
xiù袖
zi子
kuài快
pèng碰
dào到
là蜡
zhú烛
le了
，
bié别
zháo着
huǒ火
！
Be careful, your sleeve is about to touch the candle—don't catch fire!
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Shān山
huǒ火
chí持
xù续
le了
sān三
tiān天
cái才
bèi被
pū扑
miè灭
。
The mountain fire burned for three days before being extinguished.