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火灾

火災
huǒzāi
noun HSK 5 #3,491

Measure Word

一场火灾 chǎng

Meanings

  1. 1 fire (disaster); conflagration

Characters

火
huǒ
fire
灾
zāi
disaster; calamity
A fire disaster — fire as a destructive event.

Examples

这栋大楼发生了火灾。
Zhè dòng dàlóu fāshēng le huǒzāi.
A fire broke out in this building.
火灾造成了严重的损失。
Huǒzāi zàochéng le yánzhòng de sǔnshī.
The fire caused serious losses.
消防员迅速赶到火灾现场。
Xiāofángyuán xùnsù gǎndào huǒzāi xiànchǎng.
The firefighters quickly arrived at the fire scene.

Tips

usage
发生火灾 (a fire breaks out) is the standard collocation. For 'to start a fire' intentionally in a criminal sense, use 纵火 (zònghuǒ, arson).
usage
消防 (fire prevention/firefighting), 灭火器 (fire extinguisher), 火警 (fire alarm).

Stroke Order

火 huǒ
灾 zāi