huǒ
fire
urgent
ammunition
fiery or flaming
internal heat (Chinese medicine)
hot (popular)
classifier for military units (old)
huǒ bào
fiery (temper)
popular
flourishing
prosperous
lively
huǒ yào rì
Tuesday (used in Ancient Chinese astronomy)
huǒ rè
fiery
burning
fervent
ardent
passionate
shèng huǒ
sacred fire
Olympic flame
rú huǒ rú tú
like wildfire (idiom)
unstoppable
xiāng huǒ
incense burning in front of a temple
burning joss sticks
pào huǒ
artillery barrage
gunfire
jiù huǒ
to put out a fire
firefighting
shī huǒ
to catch fire
on fire
fire (alarm)
guò huǒ
to go too far (in word or deed)
over the top
wén huǒ
small flame (when cooking, simmering etc)
huǒ là là
painful heat
scorching
painful heat
rude and forthright
provocative
hot
sexy
huǒ hòu
heat control
maturity
crucial moment
nài huǒ
refractory (material)
fire-resistant
fàng huǒ
to set on fire
to commit arson
to create a disturbance
huǒ chē
train
CL:列[lie4],節|节[jie2],班[ban1],趟[tang4]
dǎo huǒ xiàn
a fuse (for explosives)
fig. proximate cause
the last straw
yíng huǒ chóng
firefly
glowworm
lightning bug
huǒ yǎn jīn jīng
piercing eyes
discerning eyes
zòng huǒ
to set on fire
to commit arson
fā huǒ
to catch fire
to ignite
to detonate
to get angry
miè huǒ
to extinguish a fire
firefighting
dà huǒ
conflagration
large fire
CL:場|场[chang2]
diǎn huǒ
to ignite
to light a fire
to agitate
to start an engine
ignition
fig. to stir up trouble
yǐn huǒ
to kindle
to light a fire
huǒ shì
intensity of a fire
lively
flourishing
cuì huǒ
to quench
to temper
to harden by quenching
huǒ sù
at top speed
at a tremendous lick
yě huǒ
wildfire
(spreading like) wildfire
bush fire
farm fire (for clearing fields)
nǎo huǒ
to get angry
irritated
to annoy
to aggravate
annoying
huǒ qì
anger
internal heat (TCM)
jūn huǒ
weapons and ammunition
munitions
arms
huǒ zāi
fire (that burns buildings etc)
Huǒ Tàn
Fo Tan (area in Hong Kong)
zǒu huǒ
to go off accidentally
to catch fire
zhàn huǒ
conflagration
the fire of war
huǒ shāo
to set fire to
to burn down
burning hot
baked cake
huǒ yǐng rěn zhě
Naruto, manga and anime series
qǐ huǒ
to catch fire
to cook
to get angry
xī huǒ
(of fire, lamp etc) to go out
to put out (fire)
(fig.) to die down
(of a vehicle) to stall
shēng huǒ
to make a fire
to light a fire
huǒ chái
match (for lighting fire)
CL:根[gen1],盒[he2]
fēng huǒ
fire beacon (to give alarm)
dǎ huǒ jī
lighter
cigarette lighter
shí wàn huǒ jí
most urgent
post-haste
express
huǒ qiāng
firearms (in historical context)
flintlock (old powder and shot firearm)
shuǐ shēn huǒ rè
deep water and scorching fire
abyss of suffering (idiom)
huǒ xiàn
firing line (battle)
live electrical wire
lú huǒ chún qīng
lit. the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom)
fig. (of an art, a technique etc) brought to the point of perfection
guǐ huǒ
will-o'-the-wisp
jack-o'-lantern
huǒ jù shǒu
torchbearer
athlete carrying Olympic flame
pēn huǒ
to shoot flames
to erupt (of volcanoes)
flaming (of flowers)
rě huǒ
to stir up the fire
fig. to provoke and offend people
to ruffle feathers
Huǒ xīng wén
lit. Martian language
fig. Internet slang used to communicate secret messages that the general public or government can't understand
huǒ là
painful heat
scorching
rude and forthright
provocative
hot
sexy
jiàng huǒ
to decrease internal heat (Chinese medicine)
shàng huǒ
to get angry
to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM)
huǒ dà
to get mad
to be very angry
huí huǒ
to temper (iron)
to flare back
flareback (in a gas burner)
(of an engine) to backfire
xīng xing zhī huǒ
a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
huǒ lì fā diàn chǎng
fired power plant (i.e. fired by coal, oil or gas)
huǒ shàng jiāo yóu
to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
to enrage people and make matters worse
huǒ lóng guǒ
red pitaya
dragon fruit
dragon pearl fruit (genus Hylocereus)
bá huǒ guàn
suction cup (used in Chinese medicine to draw the blood and qi 氣|气)
detachable suction chimney to make a stove draw
chèn huǒ dǎ jié
to loot a burning house
to profit from sb's misfortune (idiom)
huǒ shān huó dòng
volcanic activity
volcanism
huǒ shāo yún
nuée ardente
hot cloud of volcanic ash
yīn xū huǒ wàng
an excess of heat caused by a deficiency in Yin energy (idiom)
huǒ kēng
pit of fire
fig. living hell
huǒ yàn shān
Mountain of Flames of legend
fig. insurmountable obstacle
Mountain of Flames in Turpan depression in Xinjiang
shā rén fàng huǒ
to kill and burn (idiom); murder and arson
kǎo huǒ
to warm oneself at a fire
yíng huǒ
light of firefly
fairy light
shāo huǒ
to light a fire for cooking
fēi é pū huǒ
the moth flies into the flame
fatal attraction
zhàn huǒ fēn fēi
fire of war everywhere (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
shuǐ huǒ bù róng
completely incompatible
lit. incompatible as fire and water
huǒ shù yín huā
display of fireworks and lanterns
wēi huǒ
a low fire (for roasting)
dǎ de huǒ rè
to carry on intimately with (idiom); ardent relationship (esp. between lovers)
billing and cooing
huǒ chéng yán
igneous rock (geology)
volcanic rock
fù tāng dǎo huǒ
to go through water and tread on fire (idiom); not afraid of any difficulty
shè huǒ
festival entertainment (lion dance, dragon lantern etc)
xīng xing zhī huǒ , kě yǐ liáo yuán
a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
huǒ shàng jiā yóu
to add oil to the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
to enrage people and make matters worse
nài huǒ zhuān
refractory brick
firebrick
gé àn guān huǒ
to watch the fires burning across the river
to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom)
huǒ xíng
execution by fire
burning at the stake
bài huǒ
relieve inflammation or internal heat
zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ liàn
True gold fears no fire. (idiom)
zháo huǒ diǎn
ignition point (temperature)
combustion point
zhǐ xǔ zhōu guān fàng huǒ , bù xǔ bǎi xìng diǎn dēng
only the official is allowed to light the fire
Gods may do what cattle may not
quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi
zhǐ bāo bù zhù huǒ
lit. paper can't wrap fire; fig. the truth will out
shí tou huǒ guō
claypot (used in cooking)
dāo gēng huǒ zhòng
slash and burn (agriculture)
hòu yuàn qǐ huǒ
a fire in one's backyard
conflict close to home
xīn guān shàng rèn sān bǎ huǒ
the new boss cracks the whip three times
a new broom sweeps clean
fig. vigorous new policies
huǒ hè
flaming lily (Anthurium andreanum Linden)
fire crane flower
wán huǒ zì fén
to play with fire and get burnt (idiom); fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences
to get one's fingers burnt
zuān mù qǔ huǒ
to drill wood to make fire
yān xūn huǒ liǎo
smoke and baking fire (idiom); surrounded by flames and smoke
xiàng huǒ
to warm oneself facing the fire
huǒ chéng
igneous (geology)
formed by fire
volcanic (rock)
huǒ zhú
fire and candles
household things that burn
Huǒ nú lǔ lǔ
Honolulu, capital of Hawaii
also called 檀香山
huǒ shāo méi mao
lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
extreme emergency
huǒ tàng
burning hot
fiery
to have one's hair permed with hot curling tongs
hóng huǒ yǐ
fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), an introduced species in China
huǒ shāo huǒ liáo
restless with anxiety
unbearably hot and anxious
fáng huǒ cháng chéng
the Great Firewall of China (Internet censorship)
dòng ruò guān huǒ
clear as a flame (idiom); to see things absolutely clearly
jiè huǒ
to borrow a light (for a cigarette)
pào huǒ lián tiān
cannon firing for days on end (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú
a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions
ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee
huǒ xī yì
fire lizard
fire-bellied salamander (Cynops orientalis David)
rě huǒ shāo shēn
stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt
fig. to suffer on account of one's own meddling
Nán rén lái zì Huǒ xīng , Nǚ rén lái zì Jīn xīng
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus (book by John Gray)
shuǐ huǒ wú qíng
fire and flood have no mercy (idiom)
bào xīn jiù huǒ
lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
huǒ huán
"Ring of Fire" (seismic zone surrounding the Pacific)
Bài huǒ jiào
sun worship
Zoroastrianism
see also 祆教[Xian1 jiao4]
huǒ hú
burning lake
lake of burning sulfur
inferno (in Christian mythology)
huǒ róng cǎo
edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum)
rú huǒ rú chá
common erroneous version of 如火如荼[r2 hǔo rú tú] (idiom), daunting and vigorous (momentum)
magnificent
huǒ hè huā
flaming lily (Anthurium andreanum Linden)
fire crane flower
huǒ shān gōng yuán
Volcanoes national park, Hawaii
Dà tún huǒ shān
Mt Tatun, volcanic area to the north of Taipei
yuǎn shuǐ jiù bu liǎo jìn huǒ
lit. water from afar quenches not fire; fig. urgent need
a slow remedy does not address the current emergency
fēng huǒ
to cover a fire (to make it burn slowly)
fēng huǒ sì qǐ
the fire of war in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
jí rú xīng huǒ
lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action
extremely urgent
huǒ wèi yī
Phobos (first satellite of Mars)
Huǒ xīng kuài chē
Mars express, EU spacecraft
yíng huǒ
to clear a firebreak by setting a counter-fire
Āi tè nà huǒ shān
Mt Etna, volcano in Italy
shí huǒ jī
cassowary (genus Casuarius), large flightless bird native to northeastern Australia and New Guinea
CL:隻|只[zhi1]
xiāng huǒ bù jué
an unending stream of pilgrims
chéng huǒ dǎ jié
to take advantage of sb's misfortune
to loot
Qín huǒ
the Qin burning of the books in 212 BC
nài huǒ tǔ
fire-proof stone
flame resistant material
zǐ dàn huǒ chē
bullet train
Shinkansen 新幹線|新干线, Japanese high-speed train
Huǒ dé xīng jūn
spirit of the planet Mars
Kā lā kā tuō huǒ shān
Krakatoa (volcanic island in Indonesia)
fēng huǒ tái
fire beacon tower (used in frontier regions in former times to relay information about the enemy, using smoke by day and fire at night)
fēi é tóu huǒ
lit. like a moth flying into the fire (idiom); fig. to choose a path to certain destruction
diǎn guǐ huǒ
to stir up trouble in secret
to instigate
tiào chū huǒ kēng
lit. to jump out of a fire pit (idiom); to escape from a living hell
to free oneself from a life of torture
huǒ hǎi dāo shān
see 刀山火海[dao1 shan1 huo3 hai3]
gōu huǒ hú míng
to tell fox ghost stories around a bonfire and incite rebellion
an uprising is afoot (idiom)
Huán Tài píng yáng huǒ shān dài
Pacific rim volcanic belt
Ring of fire
jí yú xīng huǒ
see 急如星火[ji2 ru2 xing1 huo3]
Tǔ huǒ luó rén
Tokharian Indo-European people of central Asia
same as 月氏人
Yī tōng huǒ shān qún
Yitong volcanic area in Yitong Manchurian autonomous county 伊通滿族自治縣|伊通满族自治县, Siping, Jilin
huǒ yào wèi shèn nóng
strong smell of gunpowder
fig. tense situation
stand-off
biǎo yǎn guò huǒ
to overact
to overdo one's part
zhǐ huǒ chái
matches made of cardboard
liè huǒ gān chái
lit. intense fire to dry wood (idiom); inferno in a woodpile
fig. consuming passion between lovers
Ā sū huǒ shān
Aso volcano in Kyūshū 九州, Japan, a continuously active volcano
huǒ kuài zi
fire tongs
hair curling tongs
jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn
the storm put strong grass to the test, fire tests true gold (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister
to show one's true colors after a stern test
Huá tiě lú huǒ chē zhàn
Waterloo station (London)
huǒ shān bào fā zhǐ shù
volcanic explosivity index (VEI)
Kè zī ěr gǎ hā fēng huǒ tái
Kizilgaha fire beacon tower in Kuchar county 庫車|库车, Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区, Xinjiang
guó jiā huǒ shān gōng yuán
Volcanoes national park, Hawaii
jī xīn cuò huǒ
to add fuel to the flames
zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ lái shāo
see 真金不怕火煉|真金不怕火炼[zhen1 jin1 bu4 pa4 huo3 lian4]
bá huǒ guàn r
erhua variant of 拔火罐[ba2 huo3 guan4]
fēng yān sì qǐ , zhàn huǒ fēn fēi
lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
tiǎo dēng bō huǒ
to sow discord
to provoke
rú huǒ wǎn xiá
clouds at sunset glowing like fire
huǒ yǎn jīn jīng shí zhēn jiǎ
fiery eyes and golden pupils can discern truth from falsehood (idiom)
chì rè huǒ shān yún
nuée ardente
hot cloud of volcanic ash
huǒ chǎng liú shǒu fēn duì
detachment left to provide covering fire
zhě zhòu shān xì huǒ dì dǎo
Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia
tiào chū fǔ dǐ jìn huǒ kēng
out of the frying pan into the fire (idiom)
huǒ zhǒng
tinder
source of a fire
inflammable material
(fig.) spark (of a revolution etc)
huǒ jiàn tuī jìn liú dàn
rocket-propelled grenade (RPG)
Huǒ xiàn
FireWire (IEEE 1394 data-transfer interface)
huǒ tàn
live coal
ember
burning coals
huǒ jī
see 打火機|打火机[da3 huo3 ji1]
Huǒ yào rì
Tuesday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)
Huǒ xīng zhuàng Dì qiú
clash that leaves both sides shattered
Huǒ xīng Gē
nickname of American singer Bruno Mars
fēng yān sì qǐ , zhàn huǒ fēn fēi
lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
rè huǒ cháo tiān
in full swing (idiom)
(in a) frenzy
buzzing with activity
zhǐ huǒ guō
paper hot pot (hot pot using a single-use pot made of Japanese washi paper with a special coating to prevent burning and leaking, used for cooking at the dining table)
hēi dēng xià huǒ
pitch dark
also written 黑燈瞎火|黑灯瞎火[hei1 deng1 xia1 huo3]
guǐ huǒ lǜ
(dialect) flaming mad
furious
yě huǒ chūn fēng
abbr. for 野火燒不盡,春風吹又生|野火烧不尽,春风吹又生[ye3 huo3 shao1 bu4 jin4 , chun1 feng1 chui1 you4 sheng1]
yuǎn shuǐ bù jiù jìn huǒ
see 遠水救不了近火|远水救不了近火[yuan3 shui3 jiu4 bu5 liao3 jin4 huo3]
nì huǒ
(of an engine) to backfire
xū huǒ
excess of internal heat due to poor general condition (TCM)
the prestige of another person, which one borrows for oneself
xīn jìn huǒ chuán
see 薪火相傳|薪火相传[xin1 huo3 xiang1 chuan2]
xīn huǒ xiāng chuán
lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom)
fig. (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another
wàn jiā dēng huǒ
(of a city etc) ablaze with lights
jǔ huǒ
(literary) to light a fire
gān huǒ
irascibility
irritability
(TCM) inflammation of the liver
xīng xing zhī huǒ , kě yǐ liáo yuán
a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
jiù chǎng rú jiù huǒ
the show must go on (idiom)
cā qiāng zǒu huǒ
to shoot accidentally while polishing a gun
(fig.) a minor incident that sparks a war
zhāo fēng lǎn huǒ
see 招風惹草|招风惹草[zhao1 feng1 re3 cao3]
Xià wēi yí Huǒ shān Guó jiā Gōng yuán
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú
a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions
ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee
Guó jiā Huǒ shān Gōng yuán
Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
qù huǒ
to reduce internal heat (TCM)
cuò huǒ jī xīn
lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)
fig. hidden danger
imminent danger
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
fig. extreme danger (idiom)
bīng huǒ
fire and ice
combination of sharply contrasting or incompatible elements
mào huǒ
to get angry
to burn with rage
shuàn huǒ guō
see 涮鍋子|涮锅子[shuan4 guo1 zi5]
qīng huǒ
to clear internal heat (Chinese Medicine)
mǎn zuǐ pǎo huǒ chē
(idiom) to have a glib tongue
to talk big
huǒ bān jiū
(bird species of China) red turtle dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica)
Huǒ yǐng Rěn zhě
Naruto, manga and anime series
Huǒ shān Huī tǔ
Andosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)
huǒ wěi lǜ méi
(bird species of China) fire-tailed myzornis (Myzornis pyrrhoura)
huǒ wěi xī méi
(bird species of China) red-tailed minla (Minla ignotincta)
huǒ wěi tài yáng niǎo
(bird species of China) fire-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga ignicauda)
Huǒ dì Qún dǎo
Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia
huǒ guān què
(bird species of China) fire-capped tit (Cephalopyrus flammiceps)
huǒ zhōng qǔ lì
lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom)
fig. to be sb's cat's-paw
bù shí rén jiān yān huǒ
lit. not eating the food of common mortals
fig. placing oneself above the common populace