# 火柴 (huǒchái)

In Mandarin Chinese, 火柴 (huǒchái) means “match (for fire)”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: match (for fire)
- Pinyin: huǒchái (huo3 chai2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5
- Measure word: 根、盒

## Examples

- 他用火柴点燃了蜡烛。
  Tā yòng huǒchái diǎnrán le làzhú.
  He lit the candle with a match.

## Characters

- [火](https://hanziro.com/word/huo-fire/) (huǒ): fire; urgent
- 柴 (chái): firewood; lean (of meat)

https://hanziro.com/word/huo-chai-match/

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