Writing
火灾 (huǒ zāi) — how to say "fire" in Chinese
火灾
Fire
noun
Character composition
火
fire
灾
disaster
Radicals / Keys
火
Fire
#86 · huǒ · 4 strokes
Collocations
一场火灾
yī cháng huǒ zāi
a fire
火灾现场
huǒ zāi xiàn chǎng
fire scene
发生火灾
fā shēng huǒ zāi
a fire broke out
Examples
昨天城市里发生了一场大火灾。
Yesterday a big fire broke out in the city.
火灾很危险。
Fire is very dangerous.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say "fire" in Chinese?
"fire" in Chinese is 火灾 (huǒ zāi).
火灾 meaning in English
火灾 (huǒ zāi) means "Fire".
Fire in Mandarin pinyin
It is pronounced huǒ zāi (written as huo zai, huozai). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Fire in Chinese character
It is written 火灾: 火 has 4 strokes, 灾 has 7 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 火灾?
火灾 is on the HSK 3.0 level 6 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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