# 熄火 (xīhuǒ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 熄火 (xīhuǒ) means “to stall; to put out a fire”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to stall; to put out a fire
- Pinyin: xīhuǒ (xi1 huo3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 汽车在路口突然熄火了。
  Qìchē zài lùkǒu tūrán xīhuǒ le.
  The car suddenly stalled at the intersection.

## Characters

- 熄 (xī): to extinguish; to put out (fire)
- [火](https://hanziro.com/word/huo-fire/) (huǒ): fire; urgent

https://hanziro.com/word/xi-huo-stall/

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