火钳 (huǒ qián) — fire tongs

Definition

Examples

• 他用火钳把煤添进炉子里。
  Tā yòng huǒ qián bǎ méi tiān jìn lú zi lǐ.
  He used fire tongs to add coal into the stove.
• 吃火锅的时候，用火钳夹炭很方便。
  Chī huǒ guō de shí hou, yòng huǒ qián jiá tàn hěn fāng biàn.
  When eating hot pot, using fire tongs to pick up charcoal is very convenient.
• 请用火钳拿那块烧红的铁，小心烫手。
  Qǐng yòng huǒ qián ná nà kuài shāo hóng de tiě, xiǎo xīn tàng shǒu.
  Please use fire tongs to take that red-hot iron, be careful not to burn your hand.

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