点着

點著
diǎnzháo
to light (a candle, cigarette etc)

CEDICT

将物品引火点燃。

重編國語辭典

点燃

維基詞典

Examples

他点着了他自己的房子。

He set fire to his own house.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 点 diǎn
  1. to touch briefly; to tap
  2. to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)
  3. to order (food etc); to select
  4. to mention; to bring up (a topic or person)
  5. to hint at; to imply
  6. to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops
  7. to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite
  8. to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down
  9. point; dot; spot; speck
  10. dot stroke in Chinese characters
  11. (math.) decimal point
  12. point in time or space
  13. (after a number) o'clock
  14. a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more
  15. classifier for small amounts
2 着 zháo
  1. to touch
  2. to come in contact with
  3. to feel
  4. to be affected by
  5. to catch fire
  6. to burn
  7. (coll.) to fall asleep
  8. (after a verb) hitting the mark
  9. succeeding in

Related entries

燃放 ránfàng
  1. to light
  2. to set off (firecrackers etc)
燃起 ránqǐ
  1. to ignite
  2. to light
  3. fig. to spark off (hopes, controversy, flames of revolution)
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

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