Meet the Many Meanings of 火 (huǒ) in Chinese
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Channel: eChineseLearning · 2016 · Education
In the Chinese language, the word "火 (huǒ) fire" has many uses in addition to its literal meaning. This is similar to English, in which "on fire" may literally mean a fire....or it could mean spicy, angry, trendy, or 'in trouble', among other things. One example of 火 (huǒ) being used in its non-literal context is: “不要为了一点小事发火。 (Bú yào wèi le yì diǎn xiǎo shì fāhuǒ.) Don’t get angry over such a trivial matter.” If you love eating some spicy Kung Pao Chicken, you may want to say that you love spicy with: "我上火了。(Wǒ shànghuǒ le. )” In addition to these useful phrases, you can learn many ways to work 火 (huǒ) into a conversation by reading the full lesson with us here: http://goo.gl/o8ZtgT
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