导火线

導火線

dǎohuǒxiàn

noun #24,424

Measure Word

一条导火线 tiáo

Meanings

1 fuse (for explosives)
2 trigger
3 immediate cause of a conflict

Characters

to guide / to lead / to conduct

thread / line / wire

Examples

HSK 5

点燃导火线后，他迅速跑开。

Diǎnrán dǎohuǒxiàn hòu, tā xùnsù pǎo kāi.

After lighting the fuse, he ran away quickly.

HSK 6

这件小事成了战争爆发的导火线。

Zhè jiàn xiǎoshì chéng le zhànzhēng bàofā de dǎohuǒxiàn.

This small incident became the trigger for the outbreak of war.

HSK 7-9

那次争吵是他们分手的导火线。

Nà cì zhēngchǎo shì tāmen fēnshǒu de dǎohuǒxiàn.

That argument was the trigger for their breakup.

Tips

usage

导火线 is used both literally (a fuse on a bomb) and figuratively (the triggering event for a larger crisis), much like the English 'last straw' or 'spark that ignited the powder keg.'

Stroke Order

导 dǎo

火 huǒ

线 xiàn