失火 (shī huǒ) — to catch fire, to be on fire
Definition
Means a fire has broken out somewhere — a building, a warehouse, a forest. The verb 着火 focuses on the thing itself catching fire; 失火 emphasizes the event or accident, and is common in news and reports.
verb
to catch fireto be on fire
Examples
- 失火。Nà jiā gōng chǎng shàng ge yuè shī huǒ le.That factory caught fire last month.
- 。Nà zuò cāng kù shī guò liǎng cì huǒ.That warehouse has caught fire twice.
- ，失火！Kuài diǎn bào jǐng, gé bì shī huǒ le!Hurry and call the police, the neighbor's house is on fire!
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