燃起

ránqǐ
  1. to ignite
  2. to light
  3. fig. to spark off (hopes, controversy, flames of revolution)

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 燃 rán
  1. to burn
  2. to ignite
  3. to light
  4. fig. to spark off (hopes)
  5. to start (debate)
  6. to raise (hopes)
2 起 qǐ
  1. to rise
  2. to raise
  3. to get up
  4. to set out
  5. to start
  6. to appear
  7. to launch
  8. to initiate (action)
  9. to draft
  10. to establish
  11. to get (from a depot or counter)
  12. verb suffix, to start
  13. starting from (a time, place, price etc)
  14. classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
  15. classifier for groups: batch, group

Related entries

引燃 yǐnrán
  1. to ignite
  2. to start (a fire)
  3. (fig.) to spark (debate, conflict etc)
引着 yǐnzháo
  1. to ignite
  2. to kindle
燃烧 ránshāo
  1. to ignite
  2. to combust
  3. to burn
  4. combustion
  5. flaming
這房子正在燃燒著。

The house is burning.

Source: Tatoeba

点火 diǎnhuǒ
  1. to ignite
  2. to light a fire
  3. to agitate
  4. to start an engine
  5. ignition
  6. fig. to stir up trouble
汤姆用尽了火柴，不能点火了。

Tom ran out of matches so he couldn't light the fire.

Source: Tatoeba

点燃 diǎnrán
  1. to ignite
  2. to set on fire
  3. aflame
肯點燃了蠟燭。

Ken lit the candles.

Source: Tatoeba

焌 jùn
  1. to set fire to
  2. to ignite
燃 rán
  1. to burn
  2. to ignite
  3. to light
  4. fig. to spark off (hopes)
  5. to start (debate)
  6. to raise (hopes)
今夜，星光燃亮天際。

The heavens are bright with stars tonight.

Source: Tatoeba

发火 fāhuǒ
  1. to catch fire
  2. to ignite
  3. to detonate
  4. to get angry
湯姆開始發火了。

Tom started getting mad.

Tom started getting angry.

Source: Tatoeba

遇火 yùhuǒ
  1. to catch fire
  2. to ignite
燃放 ránfàng
  1. to light
  2. to set off (firecrackers etc)
点着 diǎnzháo to light (a candle, cigarette etc)
他點著了他自己的房子。

He set fire to his own house.

Source: Tatoeba

点亮 diǎnliàng
  1. to illuminate
  2. to turn on the lights
  3. to light (a blaze)
阳光照亮田野，痛苦点亮心灵。

Sun lights the landscape, pain illuminates the soul.

Source: Tatoeba