縱火

纵火
zònghuǒ
  1. to set on fire
  2. to commit arson

CEDICT

  1. (formal) to set on fire; to set fire to; to commit arson
  2. to set on fire; to set fire to; to commit arson

Wiktionary

放火。

重編國語辭典

放火

維基詞典

Examples

昨晚的火災被斷定為由縱火引起的。

The fire that broke out last night was judged to be caused by arson.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 縱 zòng
  1. vertical; north-south (Taiwan pr. zōng)
  2. from front to back; longitudinal; lengthwise (Taiwan pr. zōng)
  3. military unit corresponding to an army corps (Taiwan pr. zōng)
  4. (bound form) to release (a captive)
  5. to indulge
  6. to leap up
  7. (literary) even if
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

縱火犯 zònghuǒfàn arsonist

Related entries

放火 fànghuǒ
  1. to set on fire
  2. to commit arson
  3. to create a disturbance
焚燒 fénshāo
  1. to burn
  2. to set on fire
哥倫布曾經在當地人偷了他的鸚鵡之後決定完全地燒毀整個村莊。因為他不能焚燒他們的水，所以他感到失望。於是他發明了氟。

Christopher Columbus once decided to burn absolutely everything in an entire village after one of the natives stole his parrot. He was disappointed that he couldn't burn their water. So he invented fluorine.

Source: Tatoeba

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

Ken lit the candles.

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