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The word 火灾 is formed by directly combining two meaningful characters: 火 (huǒ), meaning "fire", and 灾 (zāi), meaning "disaster" or "calamity". It is a conceptual compound where the first character specifies the cause or nature (fire) and the second character defines the category of event (disaster), creating the straightforward meaning of "fire disaster" or "configration".

Example Sentences Hide

昨天发生了一场火灾。

Zuótiān fāshēngle yī chǎng huǒzāi.

Yesterday, a fire disaster occurred.

森林火灾很难扑灭。

Sēnlín huǒzāi hěn nán pūmiè.

Forest fires are very difficult to extinguish.

电线短路引起了火灾。

Diànxiàn duǎnlù yǐnqǐle huǒzāi.

A short circuit caused the fire.

由于火灾，许多居民不得不撤离家园。

Yóuyú huǒzāi, xǔduō jūmín bùdé bù chèlí jiāyuán.

Due to the fire, many residents had to evacuate their homes.

消防队员迅速赶到现场，控制了火灾的蔓延。

Xiāofáng duìyuán xùnsù gǎndào xiànchǎng, kòngzhìle huǒzāi de mànyán.

The firefighters quickly arrived at the scene and controlled the spread of the fire.

Word Definition - 火灾

huǒ zāi serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)

Individual Character Details

火 huǒ, huǒ
灾 zāi, zāi, zāi