火山 (huǒ shān) — volcano

Definition

Examples

• 许多游客特意来到这座火山脚下，观察它的状态。
  Xǔ duō yóu kè tè yì lái dào zhè zuò huǒ shān jiǎo xià, guān chá tā de zhuàng tài.
  Many tourists came specifically to the foot of this volcano to observe its state.
• 火山爆发时，岩浆温度极高，周围的一切都可能被摧毁。
  huǒ shān Bào fā shí, yán jiāng wēn dù jí gāo, zhōu wéi de yí qiè dōu kě néng bèi cuī huǐ.
  When a volcano erupts, the lava temperature is extremely high, and everything around it can be destroyed.
• 科学家通过监测火山的活动来预测可能发生的灾害。
  Kē xué jiā tōng guò jiān cè huǒ shān de huó dòng lái yù cè kě néng fā shēng de zāi hài.
  Scientists predict possible disasters by monitoring the volcano's activity.

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