set fire; commit arson
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to set fire (to something); to commit arson
formalOften used in legal or formal contexts to describe the criminal act of deliberately setting property on fire. The object is usually a building, vehicle, or forest.
Jǐng警
fāng方
huái怀
yí疑
yǒu有
rén人
gù故
yì意
zòng纵
huǒ火
。
Police suspect that someone deliberately set the fire.
Zòng纵
huǒ火
fàn犯
bèi被
pàn判
chǔ处
shí十
nián年
yǒu有
qī期
tú徒
xíng刑
。
The arsonist was sentenced to ten years in prison.
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Zhè这
qǐ起
zòng纵
huǒ火
àn案
zào造
chéng成
le了
jù巨
dà大
de的
cái财
chǎn产
sǔn损
shī失
。
This arson case caused enormous property damage.