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观火 Pronunciation and Pinyin

观火 Usage and Examples

Observe the situation

Watch the fire

法国人对大西洋彼岸的窘境隔岸观火我并不介意。

I would not mind any of this if the French did not keep harping on with malicious glee about how tough things are across the Atlantic.

但是时常被视为远离公众视线的有组织犯罪仍然可以高枕无忧,隔岸观火。

But organised crime, often hidden from public view, may well continue to take a back seat to more obvious nuisances.

The characters in 观火

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
观
guān6look, observe, view
火
huǒ4fire, urgent, popular

More words starting with 观

  • guān观shì世yīn音pú菩sà萨Avalokiteshvara, Guan Yin
  • guān观zhòng众audience, spectators
  • guān观zhòng众zhōng中in the audience, among the audience
  • guān观zhòng众men们Audience, Spectators
  • guān观zhòng众hé和píng评lùn论jiā家Audience and critics, Viewers and critics
  • guān观zhòng众hé和píng评lùn论jiè界audience and critics, public and critics
  • guān观zhòng众xí席Auditorium, Stands
  • guān观zhòng众xí席shàng上in the audience, in the stands
  • guān观zhòng众xí席shàng上de的in the audience, in the stands
  • guān观zhòng众de的audience's, of the audience
  • guān观zhòng众de的xǐ喜ài爱Audience's favor, Audience's love
  • guān观zhòng众de的yǎn眼jing睛the audience's eyes, audience eyes

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Questions about 观火

What does 观火 mean in Chinese?

观火 (guān huǒ) means “Observe the situation, Watch the fire”.

How do you pronounce 观火?

观火 is pronounced guān huǒ in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Observe the situation” in Chinese?

“Observe the situation” is 观火 (guān huǒ) in Chinese.

How is 观火 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 观火, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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