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

HSK 3

交火持续了好几个小时。

Jiāohuǒ chíxù le hǎojǐ gè xiǎoshí.

The firefight lasted for several hours.

HSK 6

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.

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