起火 (qǐ huǒ) — to catch fire; to be on fire; to start a fire (for cooking); to get angry; to lose one's temper
Definition
Literal meaning is 'to catch fire' (a building, kitchen, etc.). Colloquially also used for 'to flare up in anger' — much more vivid and physical than 生气.
verb
to catch fireto be on fireto start a fire (for cooking)to get angryto lose one's temper
Examples
- 起火，！Chú fáng bù xiǎo xīn qǐ huǒ le, kuài jiào xiāo fáng chē!The kitchen accidentally caught fire — call the fire truck!
- 起火。Tā tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi hòu lì kè qǐ huǒ le.He immediately got angry after hearing this news.
- 。Zuó wǎn nà dòng lóu qǐ le yì chǎng dà huǒ.A big fire broke out in that building last night.
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