点燃 (點燃)
diǎn rán
Pinyin

Definition

点燃 (點燃)
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diǎn rán
  1. to ignite
  2. to set on fire
  3. aflame

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

燃
rán
  1. 1 to burn
  2. 2 to ignite
  3. 3 to light
  4. 4 fig. to spark off (hopes)
  5. 5 to start (debate)
  6. 6 to raise (hopes)
燃放
rán fàng
  1. 1 to light
  2. 2 to set off (firecrackers etc)
燃烧
rán shāo
  1. 1 to ignite
  2. 2 to combust
  3. 3 to burn
  4. 4 combustion
  5. 5 flaming
点燃
diǎn rán
  1. 1 to ignite
  2. 2 to set on fire
  3. 3 aflame
燃料
rán liào
  1. 1 fuel

Idioms (3)

死灰复燃
sǐ huī fù rán
  1. 1 lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence
  2. 2 sth malevolent returns to haunt one
煮豆燃萁
zhǔ dòu rán qí
  1. 1 burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom); to cause internecine strife
燃眉之急
rán méi zhī jí
  1. 1 lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
  2. 2 extreme emergency

Sample Sentences

哦，原来是这样。据说在最困难的时候，犹太人冒着生命危险也要点燃灯台。这就是他们的信仰。
ò ，yuánlái shì zhèyàng 。jùshuō zài zuì kùnnan de shíhou ，Yóutàirén mào zhe shēngmìng wēixiǎn yě yào diǎnrán dēngtái 。zhè jiùshì tāmen de xìnyǎng 。
Oh, so that's what it's all about. I heard that even in the most difficult of times, even when they are at risk of losing their lives, they still have to light the candles. This is their belief.
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欢迎大家收听我们的节目。现在呢，世界各地的犹太人正在庆祝光明节。光明节是犹太人的传统节日，一共持续8天。每逢光明节，每家都会点一种灯台，上面插着9根蜡烛。在第一个晚上，先点燃中间的蜡烛，然后用中间的蜡烛点燃第一支蜡烛，之后的每一天再多点一支。
huānyíng dàjiā shōutīng wǒmen de jiémù 。xiànzài ne ，shìjiègèdì de Yóutàirén zhèngzài qìngzhù Guāngmíngjié 。Guāngmíngjié shì Yóutàirén de chuántǒng jiérì ，yīgòng chíxù bā tiān 。měiféng Guāngmíngjié ，měi jiā dōu huì diǎn yī zhǒng dēngtái ，shàngmian chā zhe jiǔ gēn làzhú 。zài dì yī ge wǎnshang ，xiān diǎnrán zhōngjiān de làzhú ，ránhòu yòng zhōngjiān de làzhú diǎnrán dì yī zhī làzhú ，zhīhòu de měi yī tiān zài duō diǎn yī zhī 。
Welcome to our program, everyone. Right now, Jewish people all over the world are in the process of celebrating 'the festival of lights', or Hanukkah. Hanukkah is a traditional Jewish holiday. Altogether, it continues for 8 days. Every Hanukkah, every family lights 9 candles inserted in a candle stand. On the first night, the central candle is lit. Afterwards, the central candle is used to light the first candle. Every day after that, another candle is lit on each day.
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能使燃着的木条越烧越旺的是氧气，被点燃的是氢气和一氧化碳。然后再用澄清的石灰水检验燃烧生成的气体。因为一氧化碳燃烧会生成二氧化碳。
néng shǐ ránzháo de mùtiáo yuè shāo yuè wàng de shì yǎngqì ，bèi diǎnrán de shì qīngqì hé yīyǎnghuàtàn 。ránhòu zài yòng chéngqīng de shíhuīshuǐ jiǎnyàn ránshāo shēngchéng de qìtǐ 。yīnwèi yīyǎnghuàtàn ránshāo huì shēngchéng èryǎnghuàtàn 。
The one that can make the wooden splint burn brighter and brighter is oxygen. The ones that ignited were hydrogen and carbon monoxide. Afterward, use the settled limewater again to test the gas produced by the burning. Because carbon monoxide produces carbon dioxide when burned.
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咦，这两瓶都点燃了。那我们怎么知道哪瓶是氢气哪瓶是一氧化碳啊？
yí ，zhè liǎng píng dōu diǎnrán le 。nà wǒmen zěnme zhīdào nǎ píng shì qīngqì nǎ píng shì yīyǎnghuàtàn a ？
Oh, both of these bottles ignited. So, how will we know which one is hydrogen and which is carbon monoxide?
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一氧化碳和氢气能被点燃。
yīyǎnghuàtàn hé qīngqì néng bèi diǎnrán 。
Carbon monoxide and hydrogen are combustible.
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