着火

著火

zháohuǒ

verb HSK 4 #3,916

Meanings

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

HSK 1

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.

HSK 5

厨房差点着火了。

Chúfáng chàdiǎn zháohuǒ le.

The kitchen almost caught fire.

HSK 7-9

那栋楼着火了！

Nà dòng lóu zháohuǒ le!

That building is on fire!

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