火柴 huǒchái match (for lighting fire)
How to remember 火柴: 火 fire (Kangxi radical 86) + 柴 firewood = match (for lighting fire).
Characters
How it is used
- A match (for lighting fire) - 划火柴 (huá huǒchái) strike a match, 一盒火柴 (yì hé huǒchái) a box of matches.
- The little fire-starting stick; 火 (fire) + 柴 (firewood). Measure words 根 (stick) / 盒 (box).
- Contrast 打火机 (dǎhuǒjī, lighter).
Example sentences
- 这收音机不比火柴盒大。 Zhè shōuyīnjī bùbǐ huǒcháihé dà.This radio is no bigger than a matchbox.
- 汤姆用尽了火柴，不能点火了。 Tāngmǔ yòngjǐn le huǒchái, bùnéng diǎnhuǒ le.Tom ran out of matches so he couldn't light the fire.