干柴 (gānchái): dry firewood

Measure Word

一捆干柴 kǔn

HSK 7-9

他从院子里搬来几捆干柴准备生火。

Tā cóng yuànzi lǐ bān lái jǐ kǔn gānchái zhǔnbèi shēnghuǒ.

He brought in several bundles of dry firewood to start a fire.

HSK 7-9

干柴烈火，一点就着。

Gānchái lièhuǒ, yīdiǎn jiù zháo.

Dry wood and fierce fire - it lights with just a spark.

culture

干柴烈火 ('dry firewood and fierce flames') is a common idiom used figuratively to describe intense passion or a volatile situation ready to ignite.

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