火苗 (huǒ miáo) — flame; tongue of flame

Definition

Examples

• 风吹过来，火苗跳了一下。
  Fēng chuī guò lái, huǒ miáo tiào le yí xià.
  A wind blew, and the flame flickered once.
• 蜡烛上的火苗越来越小，快要灭了。
  Là zhú shàng de huǒ miáo yuè lái yuè xiǎo, kuài yào miè le.
  The flame on the candle is getting smaller and is about to go out.
• 在黑暗中，那个火苗显得格外明亮。
  Zài hēi àn zhōng, nà ge huǒ miáo xiǎn de gé wài míng liàng.
  In the darkness, that flame appears especially bright.