交火

jiāohuǒ

verb #10,959

Meanings

1 to exchange fire
2 to engage in a firefight
3 crossfire

Characters

to exchange; to intersect

Examples

两支部队在边境交火了。

Liǎng zhī bùduì zài biānjìng jiāohuǒ le.

The two units exchanged fire at the border.

交火持续了好几个小时。

Jiāohuǒ chíxù le hǎo jǐ gè xiǎoshí.

The firefight lasted for several hours.

Tips

memory

交 (exchange) + 火 (fire) = exchange fire. The same 交 as in 交流 (exchange ideas) and 交换 (swap).

Stroke Order

交 jiāo

火 huǒ