打火机
dǎ huǒ jī
Pinyin

Definition

打火机
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dǎ huǒ jī
  1. lighter
  2. cigarette lighter

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

打
dá
  1. 1 dozen (loanword)
打算
dǎ suàn
  1. 1 to plan
  2. 2 to intend
  3. 3 to calculate
  4. 4 plan
  5. 5 intention
  6. 6 calculation
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
打开
dǎ kāi
  1. 1 to open
  2. 2 to show (a ticket)
  3. 3 to turn on
  4. 4 to switch on
火
Huǒ
  1. 1 surname Huo
火车
huǒ chē
  1. 1 train
  2. 2 CL:列[liè],節|节[jié],班[bān],趟[tàng]
火锅
huǒ guō
  1. 1 hotpot
一网打尽
yī wǎng dǎ jìn
  1. 1 lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to scoop up the whole lot
  3. 3 to capture them all in one go
上火
shàng huǒ
  1. 1 to get angry
  2. 2 to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM)
去火
qù huǒ
  1. 1 to reduce internal heat (TCM)
大火
dà huǒ
  1. 1 conflagration
  2. 2 large fire
  3. 3 CL:場|场[cháng]
怒火
nù huǒ
  1. 1 rage
  2. 2 fury
  3. 3 hot anger
恼火
nǎo huǒ
  1. 1 to get angry
  2. 2 irritated
  3. 3 to annoy
  4. 4 to aggravate
  5. 5 annoying
打下
dǎ xià
  1. 1 to lay (a foundation)
  2. 2 to conquer (a city etc)
  3. 3 to shoot down (a bird etc)
打交道
dǎ jiāo dào
  1. 1 to come into contact with
  2. 2 to have dealings
打仗
dǎ zhàng
  1. 1 to fight a battle
  2. 2 to go to war
打倒
dǎ dǎo
  1. 1 to overthrow
  2. 2 to knock down
  3. 3 Down with ... !
打假
dǎ jiǎ
  1. 1 to fight counterfeiting
  2. 2 to expose as false
  3. 3 to denounce sb's lies
打伞
dǎ sǎn
  1. 1 to hold up an umbrella
打劫
dǎ jié
  1. 1 to loot
  2. 2 to rob
  3. 3 to plunder
  4. 4 to ransack
打动
dǎ dòng
  1. 1 to move (to pity)
  2. 2 arousing (sympathy)
  3. 3 touching

Idioms (20)

一炮打响
yī pào dǎ xiǎng
  1. 1 to win instant success (idiom)
  2. 2 to start off successfully
一网打尽
yī wǎng dǎ jìn
  1. 1 lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to scoop up the whole lot
  3. 3 to capture them all in one go
三天不打，上房揭瓦
sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ
  1. 1 three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
  2. 2 spare the rod, spoil the child
不到火候不揭锅
bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō
  1. 1 don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)
不打不成器
bù dǎ bù chéng qì
  1. 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
不打不成才
bù dǎ bù chéng cái
  1. 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
不打不成相识
bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí
  1. 1 don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
不打不相识
bù dǎ bù xiāng shí
  1. 1 lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
  2. 2 no discord, no concord
干打雷，不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ
  1. 1 all thunder but no rain (idiom)
  2. 2 a lot of noise but no action
倒打一耙
dào dǎ yī pá
  1. 1 lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counterattack
  2. 2 to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)
刀山火海
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
  1. 1 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
  2. 2 fig. extreme danger (idiom)
前门打虎，后门打狼
qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng
  1. 1 to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
包打天下
bāo dǎ tiān xià
  1. 1 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
  2. 2 not allow anyone else to have a look in
厝火积薪
cuò huǒ jī xīn
  1. 1 lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hidden danger
  3. 3 imminent danger
和尚打伞，无法无天
hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān
  1. 1 lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fà] vs 法[fǎ])
  2. 2 fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
  3. 3 lawless
乔装打扮
qiáo zhuāng dǎ bàn
  1. 1 to dress up in disguise (idiom); to pretend for the purpose of deceit
单打独斗
dān dǎ dú dòu
  1. 1 to fight alone (idiom)
围城打援
wéi chéng dǎ yuán
  1. 1 to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops
城门失火，殃及池鱼
chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú
  1. 1 a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
  2. 2 fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions
  3. 3 ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee
如火如荼
rú huǒ rú tú
  1. 1 like wildfire (idiom)
  2. 2 unstoppable

Sample Sentences

那打火机也不行？
nà dǎhuǒjī yě bùxíng ？
So are lighters not allowed either?
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哎！算了，顺便拿打火机哦，快把蜡烛点上，黑漆漆的，好可怕。
āi ！suànle ，shùnbiàn ná dǎhuǒjī ò ，kuài bǎ làzhú diǎnshàng ，hēiqīqī de ，hǎo kěpà 。
Ah! Forget it, get a lighter while you're at it. Hurry up and light the candle, it's pitch black. So scary!
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打火机在客厅桌子上，我马上过来，别怕。
dǎhuǒjī zài kètīng zhuōzi shàng ，wǒ mǎshàng guòlai ，bié pà 。
The lighter is on the living room table, I'll be there in a second, don't be scared.
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我摸到打火机了，你快点过来！
wǒ mōdào dǎhuǒjī le ，nǐ kuài diǎn guòlai ！
I found the lighter, come quickly!
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你男朋友不是爱抽烟吗？要不买个高档点儿的打火机吧！
nǐ nán péngyou bùshì ài chōuyān ma ？yàobu mǎi gè gāodàng diǎnr de dǎhuǒjī ba ！
Doesn't your boyfriend like smoking? How about buying him a high-quality lighter!
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送打火机？
sòng dǎhuǒjī ？
Give him a lighter?
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可不是嘛，现在每个国家都非常重视环境和能源问题，都在喊节能减排。不管怎么样，这种更新换代肯定是有前途的。就像以前电灯取代了蜡烛，打火机代替了火柴一样。
kěbushì ma ，xiànzài měige guójiā dōu fēicháng zhòngshì huánjìng hé néngyuán wèntí ，dōu zài hǎn jiénéngjiǎnpái 。bùguǎn zěnmeyàng ，zhèzhǒng gēngxīnhuàndài kěndìng shì yǒu qiántú de 。jiù xiàng yǐqián diàndēng qǔdài le làzhú ，dǎhuǒjī dàitì le huǒchái yīyàng 。
Exactly. Right now, every country is placing great importance on problems of environmental protection and new energy. They're all calling for energy conservation and waste reduction. No matter what, this kind of replacing certainly has promise. It's like in the past when light bulbs replaced candles, and lighters were used in place of matches.
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可以。我的打火机呢？
kěyǐ 。wǒ de dǎhuǒjī ne ？
Sure. Where's my lighter?
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