熄 xī
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 火 — fire, flame
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
熄火
xīhuǒ
to stall; to flame out; to switch off an engine
Characters in this word
火 huǒ
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 火 — fire, flame
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 公交车在坡道上突然熄火，司机只好请乘客暂时下车等待。 Gōngjiāochē zài pōdào shàng túrán xīhuǒ, sījī zhǐhǎo qǐng chéngkè zànshí xiàchē děngdài. The bus suddenly stalled on the slope, so the driver had to ask passengers to get off and wait temporarily.
- 我的车在红绿灯前熄火了，后面的司机按了喇叭。 Wǒ de chē zài hónglǜdēng qián xīhuǒ le, hòumiàn de sījī àn le lǎbā. My car stalled at the traffic light, and the driver behind honked the horn.
- 开手动挡的车起步太快就容易熄火。 Kāi shǒudòngdǎng de chē qǐbù tài kuài jiù róngyì xīhuǒ. When driving a manual car, starting off too quickly makes the engine stall easily.
Related words
- 熄灭 xīmiè to go out; to extinguish
- 火车 huǒchē train
- 火 huǒ fire
- 火 huǒ popular
- 着火 zháohuǒ to catch fire
- 火柴 huǒchái matches
- 火腿 huǒtuǐ ham
- 火灾 huǒzāi fire
- 导火索 dǎohuǒsuǒ fuse; trigger; immediate cause
- 点火 diǎnhuǒ to ignite; to light; ignition
- 发火 fāhuǒ to get angry; to lose one's temper
- 防火墙 fánghuǒqiáng firewall; fire wall