打火机 (dǎhuǒjī): lighter (for producing fire)

Measure Word

一个打火机 gè

Meanings

1 lighter (for producing fire)

Characters

A fire-striking machine — a device that produces a flame.

Examples

你有打火机吗？

Nǐ yǒu dǎhuǒjī ma?

Do you have a lighter?

他从口袋里掏出一个打火机。

Tā cóng kǒudài lǐ tāo chū yī gè dǎhuǒjī.

He pulled a lighter out of his pocket.

飞机上不能带打火机。

Fēijī shàng bùnéng dài dǎhuǒjī.

You can't bring a lighter on a plane.

Tips

memory

打 (to strike) + 火 (fire) + 机 (machine) = a machine that strikes fire, i.e. a lighter. Think of the flint-striking mechanism.

Stroke Order

打 dǎ

火 huǒ

机 jī

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