# 发火 (fāhuǒ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 发火 (fāhuǒ) means “to lose one's temper; to catch fire”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to lose one's temper; to catch fire
- Pinyin: fāhuǒ (fa1 huo3)
- Traditional: 發火
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他为什么突然发火了？
  Tā wèishénme tūrán fāhuǒ le?
  Why did he suddenly lose his temper?

## Characters

- [发](https://hanziro.com/word/fa-send-out/) (fā): to send out; to issue
- [火](https://hanziro.com/word/huo-fire/) (huǒ): fire; urgent

https://hanziro.com/word/fa-huo-lose-ones-temper/

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