Definition
灭火 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to put out a fire' or 'to stop an engine'. The verb 灭 and object 火 can split to insert measure words or other elements, e.g., 灭了一次火 ('put out a fire once'). The second sense 'cut out an engine' is used for vehicles or machinery.
v.o.
to put out a fireto stop an engineto cut out (a vehicle's engine)
Examples
- 灭火。Xiāofángyuán zhèngzài miè huǒ.The firefighters are putting out the fire.
- 。Tāmen miè le yí cì huǒ.They put out a fire once.
- 灭火。Sījī bǎ fādòngjī miè huǒ le.The driver cut out the engine.
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