Definition
生火 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to make / light a fire'. The verb 生 and the object 火 can split apart to insert a measure word (e.g., 生了一个火 'made a fire'), the potential complement (生得起火 'can afford to make a fire'), or directional complements (生起火来 'had the fire start burning'). It's commonly used for camping, cooking outdoors, or starting a fire in a stove. When the object or complement appears between 生 and 火, you don't use the full word together.
v.o.
to make a fireto light a fire
Examples
- 生火。Tāmen yòng huǒchái shēng huǒ qǔ nuǎn.They use matches to make a fire to keep warm.
- ，。Tā shēng le yí ge huǒ, ránhòu kāishǐ zhǔ tāng.He made a fire and then started cooking soup.
- ，。Wàimiàn fēng tài dà, hěn nán shēng qǐ huǒ lái.The wind is strong outside; it's hard to get a fire going.
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