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CHINESE WORD

huǒ chái

火柴

match (for lighting fire)

Numbered pinyin
huo3 chai2
English meanings
match (for lighting fire), CL:根[gen1],盒[he2]

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yī一hé盒huǒchái火柴。

    A box of matches.

  2. 02

    huà划huǒchái火柴。

    Strike a match.

  3. 03

    huǒchái火柴diǎn点zhe着。

    The match lit.

  4. 04

    yòng用huǒchái火柴shēng生huǒ火。

    Light a fire with matches.

  5. 05

    huǒchái火柴hěn很wēixiǎn危险。

    Matches are dangerous.

  6. 06

    shī湿le了bù不néng能yòng用。

    Wet ones won't work.

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