熄火

xīhuǒ

verb HSK 7-9 #13,785

Meanings

1 to go out
2 to put out (a fire)
3 to stall
4 to die down

Characters

to extinguish; to put out

Examples

HSK 7-9

蜡烛熄火了，房间一片漆黑。

Làzhú xīhuǒ le, fángjiān yīpiàn qīhēi.

The candle went out and the room was pitch dark.

HSK 7-9

车在半路上突然熄火了。

Chē zài bànlù shàng tūrán xīhuǒ le.

The car suddenly stalled in the middle of the road.

Tips

usage

In driving contexts, 熄火 means the engine stalls/cuts out. For deliberately turning off an engine, 熄火 or 关掉引擎 are both used.

Stroke Order

熄 xī

火 huǒ