易燃 (yì rán) — inflammable
Definition
易燃 (yìrán) is a two-character modifier meaning 'easily inflammable' — it describes substances like gases or liquids that catch fire readily. It functions as an attribute before nouns (易燃物品) and is the standard term on safety labels.
verb
inflammable
Examples
- 易燃。Zhè ge jiā yóu zhàn fù jìn bù néng yǒu yì rán de dōng xī.There cannot be inflammable things near this gas station.
- 易燃。Wǒ men yào xiǎo xīn yì rán de qì tǐ.We need to be careful with inflammable gases.
- 易燃，。Zhè zhǒng yè tǐ fēi cháng yì rán, bù néng kào jìn huǒ.This liquid is very inflammable and cannot be near fire.
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