熄火

xīhuǒ

verb HSK 7-9 #13,785

Meanings

1 (of fire, lamp, etc.) to go out
2 to put out (a fire)
3 (of a vehicle) to stall
4 (figuratively) to die down

Characters

to extinguish; to put out

Examples

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.

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 (guāndiào yǐnqíng) are both used.

Stroke Order

熄 xī

火 huǒ