打火石 (dǎ huǒ shí) — flint (stone used to create sparks)

Definition

Examples

• 他用打火石点燃了篝火。
  Tā yòng dǎ huǒ shí diǎn rán le gōu huǒ.
  He used flint to light the campfire.
• 古人常用打火石取火。
  Gǔ rén cháng yòng dǎ huǒ shí qǔ huǒ.
  Ancient people often used flint to make fire.
• 这块打火石很硬，敲击时火星很多。
  Zhè kuài dǎ huǒ shí hěn yìng, qiāo jī shí huǒ xīng hěn duō.
  This piece of flint is very hard, and produces many sparks when struck.