Definition
火 (huǒ) as an adjective means 'popular, in demand' — used for products, topics, or people that are trending. It is more colloquial than 热门 (rè mén, 'hot topic') and less intense than 火爆 (huǒ bào, 'extremely popular, booming'). As a noun, it simply means 'fire'.
fire (noun)popularin demand (adjective)
Easily confused
- 灭mièlook-aliketo extinguish, to put out (a fire, light, etc.)
- 活huósound-alike(verb) to live
- 炼liànlook-aliketo refine (skills, writing, etc.)
- 或huòsound-alike(conjunction) or (used to link alternatives)
- 货huòsound-alikegoods, merchandise
- 伙huǒsound-alike(classifier) for groups of people
- 豁huōsound-alike(verb) to crack, to split, to open a gap
Examples
- 火！Xiǎoxīn huǒ!Be careful of fire!
- 火。Zhège shǒujī zuìjìn hěn huǒ.This phone is very popular recently.
- 火。Gōngyuán lǐ bù néng yǒu huǒ.There cannot be fire in the park.
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