导火索

導火索

dǎohuǒsuǒ

noun HSK 7-9 #19,338

Measure Word

一根导火索 gēn

Meanings

1 fuse (for explosives)
2 trigger
3 catalyst

Characters

to guide; to lead

Examples

HSK 3

一句话成了他们吵架的导火索。

Yī jù huà chéng le tāmen chǎojià de dǎohuǒsuǒ.

One remark became the catalyst for their argument.

HSK 4

这件事成了战争的导火索。

Zhè jiàn shì chéng le zhànzhēng de dǎohuǒsuǒ.

This incident became the trigger for war.

Tips

memory

导 (guide) + 火 (fire) + 索 (rope) = a rope that guides fire to the explosive - a fuse. Often used figuratively for the 'trigger' of a conflict.

Stroke Order

导 dǎo

火 huǒ

索 suǒ