熄火 (xī huǒ) — (of fire, lamp, etc.) to go out; to put out (fire); (of a vehicle) to stall; (figurative) to die down, to fade
Definition
Literally 'extinguish fire,' used for fires or lamps going out, a vehicle stalling, or figuratively for passion/energy dying down. More vivid than 扑灭 (which focuses on actively putting out a fire) and more specific to 'stall' than 停车.
verb
(of fire, lamp, etc.) to go outto put out (fire)(of a vehicle) to stall(figurative) to die downto fade
Examples
- 。Chē zài bàn lù shang xī le huǒ.The car stalled halfway.
- 熄火，。Lú zi lǐ de huǒ xī huǒ le, xū yào zài jiā diǎn chái.The fire in the stove went out; need to add more wood.
- ，熄火。Jīng guò nà cì shī bài, tā de chuàng yè rè qíng chè dǐ xī huǒ le.After that failure, his entrepreneurial enthusiasm completely died down.
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