Today’s word of the day is 火 (huǒ), a noun that means ‘fire’. Let’s practice making words, phrases, and sentences with 火 (huǒ).
火锅 (huǒ guō) Hot pot
The first word is 火锅 (huǒ guō) which means ‘hot pot’. Let’s look at each character of this word, 火 means ‘fire’ and 锅 means ‘pot’. A way of using it in a sentence is: 我们今晚去吃火锅吧。(Wǒmen jīnwǎn qù chī huǒguō ba.) Let’s go and eat hot pot tonight.
火焰 (huǒ yàn) Flame
Another word we can create with 火 (huǒ) is 火焰 (huǒ yàn). This is a noun that means ‘flame’. A way of using it in a sentence is 森林着火了，火焰很大。(Sēnlín zháo huǒle, huǒyàn hěn dà.) - The forest is on fire, and the flames are big.
火车 (huǒchē) Train
Finally, we can create the word 火车 (huǒchē) which is a noun that means train. The 车 here means ‘vehicle’. A way of using it in a sentence is 我要坐火车去北京。 (Wǒ yào zuò huǒchē qù Běijīng.) I want to take the train to Beijing.