走火
zǒu huǒ
Pinyin

Definition

走火
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zǒu huǒ
  1. to go off accidentally
  2. to catch fire

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

火
Huǒ
  1. 1 surname Huo
火车
huǒ chē
  1. 1 train
  2. 2 classifier: 列 liè
  3. 3 classifier: 节 jié
  4. 4 classifier: 班 bān
  5. 5 classifier: 趟 tàng
走
zǒu
  1. 1 to walk
  2. 2 to go
  3. 3 to run
  4. 4 to move (of vehicle)
  5. 5 to visit
  6. 6 to leave
  7. 7 to go away
  8. 8 to die (euph.)
  9. 9 from
  10. 10 through
  11. 11 away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[chè zǒu])
  12. 12 to change (shape, form, meaning)
上火
shàng huǒ
  1. 1 to get angry
  2. 2 to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM)
出走
chū zǒu
  1. 1 to leave home
  2. 2 to go off
  3. 3 to run away

Idioms (20)

一条路走到黑
yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi
  1. 1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to stick to one's ways
  3. 3 to cling to one's course
不到火候不揭锅
bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō
  1. 1 don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)
人往高处走，水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
  1. 1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
  2. 2 one should constantly strive to make progress
你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
  1. 1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
  3. 3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
刀山火海
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
  1. 1 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
  2. 2 fig. extreme danger (idiom)

Sample Sentences

得得得，走火入魔了吧，真受不了你，免税店都是大牌奢侈品，价位夸张，纯属铺张浪费，我实在是无法苟同。
děi děi děi ，zǒuhuǒrùmó le ba ，zhēn shòubùliǎo nǐ ，miǎn shuì diàn dōu shì dàpái shēchǐpǐn ，jiàwèi kuāzhāng ，chúnshǔ pūzhānglàngfèi ，wǒ shízài shì wúfǎ gǒutóng 。
OK, OK, you're obsessed. I can't stand it anymore. Duty-free stores are all big brand luxury goods, with inflated prices, it's completely extravagant. I really can't agree with you on this.
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话不是这么说，就算是一下子也不应该，没人在却开着电灯电扇，不但浪费电，而且很危险啊，万一电线走火怎么办？他们不要命，别人还要。
huàbùshì zhèmeshuō ，jiùsuàn shì yīxiàzi yě bù yīnggāi ，méi rén zài què kāi zhe diàndēng diànshàn ，bùdàn làngfèi diàn ，érqiě hěn wēixiǎn ā ，wànyī diànxiàn zǒuhuǒ zěnme bàn ？tāmen bù yàomìng ，biérén hái yào 。
You can't say that, even if they're just going out for a little while they shouldn't leave the lights and the fan on, it's not only a waste of electricity, it's also dangerous, what if the wires catch fire? If they don't care if they live or die, other do.
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