柴火

cháihuo
plant material used as fuel (firewood, straw, leaves etc)

CEDICT

firewood (Classifier: 塊／块 m)

Wiktionary

供燃燒用的材薪。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 柴 chái
  1. firewood
  2. lean (of meat)
  3. thin (of a person)
2 火 huǒ
  1. fire
  2. urgent
  3. ammunition
  4. fiery or flaming
  5. internal heat (Chinese medicine)
  6. hot (popular)
  7. classifier for military units (old)
  8. Kangxi radical 86

Containing this entry

眾人拾柴火焰高 zhòngrénshícháihuǒyàngāo
  1. lit. when everybody gathers fuel, the flames are higher (proverb)
  2. fig. the more people, the more strength

Related entries

柴禾 cháihé plant material used as fuel (firewood, straw, leaves etc)