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The Chinese word huozai - 火灾 - huǒzāi
(fire in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
huǒzāi
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English translations
fire,
conflagration, blaze
Chinese characters:
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火灾 ( huozai / huǒzāi ) in traditional characters
火災
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 火灾 ( huozai / huǒzāi ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Na chang huozai meiyou ren shoushang.
Nà chǎng huǒzāi méiyǒu rén shòushāng.– English translation: No one was injured in that fire.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
disaster | refers to the disaster, not to the 'element'
More words that mean fire in Chinese
huǒ ( 火 )
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