WordTaiwan frequency #16,477
火把
ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄚˇ
“torch; a flaming torch made by wrapping combustible material around a stick for illumination”
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火
ㄏㄨㄛˇ
Fire; flame; burning; urgent; ammunition; internal heat in Chinese medicine; hot; surname.
把
ㄅㄚˇ
To hold or grasp; to guard; to give; to hold a baby for urination; a function word used to place the object before the verb; classifier for things with handles, bundles, or handfuls; also for a hand's action or a fire.
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- 火車ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄜtrain; a railway vehicle powered originally by steam, now mostly electric; historically a fire-powered war machine in ancient China
- 把握ㄅㄚˇ ㄨㄛˋto grasp; to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome)
- 火車站ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋtrain station; railway station where trains stop for passengers to board and alight.
- 火力ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧˋfirepower; the force or capacity of weapons; energy produced by burning fuel such as coal
- 把關ㄅㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄢto guard a pass or checkpoint; to check or screen something to ensure it meets standards.
- 煙火ㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˇfireworks; smoke and fire; cooked food; (literary) beacon fire; (literary) descendants, posterity; (Taiwan) fire alarm
- 火災ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄞfire disaster; conflagration; serious fire in a city, forest, or other area; can be natural or caused by human negligence or arson
- 火箭ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋrocket; a vehicle propelled by jet engines for travel in atmosphere or space; can launch satellites or carry warheads as a weapon; an ancient incendiary arrow weapon
- 火花ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄨㄚspark; a small fiery particle from a fire; a flash of light; figuratively, a spark of brilliance or vitality
- 火山ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄢvolcano; a conical mountain formed by erupted lava, rock, and other materials from the Earth's crust; classified as active, dormant, or extinct.
- 螢火蟲ㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊfirefly; glowworm; lightning bug; small flying beetle whose abdomen glows at night; beneficial to agriculture by eating pests
- 火鍋ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨㄛhotpot; a communal dish of simmering broth with raw ingredients cooked at the table; (basketball) a blocked shot