# 点火 (diǎnhuǒ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 点火 (diǎnhuǒ) means “to ignite; to light a fire; to start an engine”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to ignite; to light a fire; to start an engine
- Pinyin: diǎnhuǒ (dian3 huo3)
- Traditional: 點火
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 火箭已经准备好点火发射。
  Huǒjiàn yǐjīng zhǔnbèi hǎo diǎnhuǒ fāshè.
  The rocket is ready to ignite and launch.

## Characters

- [点](https://hanziro.com/word/dian-oclock/) (diǎn): o'clock; a little
- [火](https://hanziro.com/word/huo-fire/) (huǒ): fire; urgent

https://hanziro.com/word/dian-huo-ignite/

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