Chinese word

火焰

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuǒ yàn

Meaning

  • nounflame

Example

火苗很快变成了火焰。huǒ miáo hěn kuài biàn chéng le huǒ yàn

The little fire quickly turned into a flame.

Illustration for 火焰 (flame)

More examples

旧仓库很快被火焰吞噬。jiù cāng kù hěn kuài bèi huǒ yàn tūn shì

The old warehouse was quickly consumed by flames.

Core concept

A fire's bright, upward-reaching tongues, seen as they flicker and change.

Common phrases

  • 被火焰吞噬bèi huǒ yàn tūn shì

    be consumed by flames

  • 火焰的颜色huǒ yàn de yán sè

    flame color

  • 燃起火焰rán qǐ huǒ yàn

    ignite a flame

Similar words

火huǒ: Burning matter or a burning process that gives off heat and light.
火苗huǒ miáo: A small, upward-reaching bit of fire, often seen when burning starts or is weak.
火花huǒ huā: A tiny glowing bit of fire that breaks off and flies through the air.

Definition in Chinese

指燃烧时可见的、带有明亮色彩并向上延伸的火的部分。zhǐ rán shāo shí kě jiàn de dài yǒu míng liàng sè cǎi bìng xiàng shàng yán shēn de huǒ de bù fèn

Word origin

The compound 火焰 (huǒyàn, "flame") joins 火 (huǒ, "fire") with 焰 (yàn, "flame"), making the visible, rising aspect of burning explicit.

Usage tips

  • 火焰熄灭 (huǒyàn xīmiè, "the flame goes out") is a useful pattern because this noun can be described as changing or disappearing, not only by its color or size.

Other meanings

  • firenoun

Opposites

  • 余烬yú jìnburnt-out embersnoun
  • 冰bīngicenoun

Related words

  • 火焰色huǒ yàn sèflame colornoun

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