火huǒfire
火 (huǒ) means fire, and it also means hot in the sense of popular. 外面有火 says there is a fire outside. 火很大,请小心 says the fire is very big and asks you to be careful. 这个电影很火 says this movie is very popular. 我的歌很火 says my song is very popular. The first two sentences use fire, and the last two use popular.
What does 火 mean?
- 1.
firenoun
- 2.
hot (popular)adjective
What does the character 火 mean?
- 火fire
How do you use 火?
火 can name a fire you can see, and 很火 can describe a movie or a song that is popular.
Patterns
有火
外面有火。
Wàimiàn yǒu huǒ.
There is a fire outside.
很火
这个电影很火。
Zhège diànyǐng hěn huǒ.
This movie is very popular.
What are some examples of 火 in a sentence?
How is 火 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
外面有火,你看见了吗?
Wàimiàn yǒu huǒ, nǐ kànjiàn le ma?
There is a fire outside. Did you see it?
- Speaker B:
看见了。火很大,离门不远。
Kànjiàn le. Huǒ hěn dà, lí mén bù yuǎn.
I saw it. The fire is very big, and it is not far from the door.
- Speaker A:
这火会到我们这里吗?
Zhè huǒ huì dào wǒmen zhèlǐ ma?
Will this fire reach us here?
- Speaker B:
会。这火离我们很近,我们现在快离开。
Huì. Zhè huǒ lí wǒmen hěn jìn, wǒmen xiànzài kuài líkāi.
It will. This fire is very close to us, and we are leaving quickly now.
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Related words
- 水shuǐwaterHSK 1
- 小心xiǎo xīnto be carefulHSK 3
- 电影diàn yǐngmovieHSK 1
- 歌gēsongHSK 1
- 大dàbig; large; greatHSK 1
- 外面wài miànoutsideHSK 2
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.