灭火 (miè huǒ) — to put out a fire; to stop an engine, to cut out (a vehicle's engine)
Definition
A verb meaning 'put out a fire' literally, also used for shutting down a vehicle's engine. Built from 灭 (extinguish) + 火 (fire).
verb
to put out a fireto stop an engineto cut out (a vehicle's engine)
Examples
- 灭火。Xiāo fáng yuán zhèng zài miè huǒ.The firefighters are putting out the fire.
- 。Tā men miè le yí cì huǒ.They put out a fire once.
- 灭火。Sī jī bǎ fā dòng jī miè huǒ le.The driver cut out the engine.
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