着火

著火

zháohuǒ

verb HSK 4 #3,916

Meanings

Literally 'caught fire' — to be touched by fire.

那栋楼着火了！

Nà dòng lóu zháohuǒ le!

That building is on fire!

厨房差点着火了。

Chúfáng chàdiǎn zháohuǒ le.

The kitchen almost caught fire.

着火的时候要马上打119。

Zháohuǒ de shíhou yào mǎshàng dǎ yāo yāo jiǔ.

When there's a fire, you should immediately call 119.

culture

China's fire emergency number is 119 (not 911). Police is 110, ambulance is 120.

mistakes

着 is pronounced zháo (2nd tone) here, the same as in 着急. This pronunciation means 'to be affected by' something.

着 zhe

火 huǒ