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拨火 Pronunciation and Pinyin

拨火 Usage and Examples

poke the fire

stir the fire

当我拨火时,马上升起了火苗。

When I poked the fire, it quickly burst into flames.

第一双筷子可能用于烹饪,拨火而不是作为饮食器具。

The first chopsticks were probably used for cooking, stirring the fire and not as eating utensils.

The characters in 拨火

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
拨
bō8to move, allocate, or adjust
火
huǒ4fire, urgent, popular

More words starting with 拨

  • bō拨fù付disburse, allocate
  • bō拨fù付le了allocated, disbursed
  • bō拨ér儿tuft, clump
  • bō拨rǒng冗to take time out, to spare some time
  • bō拨chū出allocate, dial
  • bō拨chū出le了allocated, dialed
  • bō拨dòng动flick, pluck
  • bō拨dòng动le了flicked, plucked
  • bō拨dòng动zhe着plucking, strumming
  • bō拨hào号To dial a phone number.
  • bō拨kāi开to push aside
  • bō拨nòng弄to pluck, to fiddle with

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Questions about 拨火

What does 拨火 mean in Chinese?

拨火 (bō huǒ) means “poke the fire, stir the fire”.

How do you pronounce 拨火?

拨火 is pronounced bō huǒ in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “poke the fire” in Chinese?

“poke the fire” is 拨火 (bō huǒ) in Chinese.

How is 拨火 used in a sentence?

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

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