星火 (xīng huǒ) — spark; small fire; shooting star; meteor; very urgent matter (in set phrases)
Definition
Literary word for 'spark' — literally 'star-fire.' It almost always appears in set phrases (e.g. 急如星火 'extremely urgent', 星火燎原 'a spark starts a prairie fire') rather than as a plain object.
noun
sparksmall fireshooting starmeteorvery urgent matter (in set phrases)
Measure word · 颗
Examples
- 星火，。xīng huǒ Suī xiǎo, què kě yǐ liáo yuán.A single spark, though small, can start a prairie fire.
- 星火，。Zhè jiàn shì jí rú xīng huǒ, bì xū mǎ shàng chǔ lǐ.This matter is extremely urgent — it must be dealt with immediately.
- 星火，。Yè kōng zhōng huá guò yí dào xīng huǒ, zhuǎn shùn jí shì.A shooting star streaked across the night sky and vanished in an instant.
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