消防队 消防隊 xiāo fáng duì fire brigade / fire department 生火 shēng huǒ to make a fire / to light a fire syn 烟火 煙火 yān huǒ smoke and fire / cooked food / (literary) beacon fire / (literary) descendants / posterity syn 失火 shī huǒ to catch fire / to be on fire syn 熄火 xī huǒ (of fire, lamp etc) to go out / to put out (fire) / (fig.) to die down / (of a vehicle) to stall 凯旋 凱旋 kǎi xuán to return in triumph / to return victorious syn 消防车 消防車 xiāo fáng chē fire engine / fire truck 回敬 huí jìng to return a compliment / to give sth in return 返程 fǎn chéng return trip / to make a return trip / to return 野火 yě huǒ wildfire / (spreading like) wildfire / bush fire / farm fire (for clearing fields) syn 回礼 回禮 huí lǐ to return a greeting / to send a gift in return syn 火险 火險 huǒ xiǎn fire danger (abbr. for 火災危險|火灾危险[huo3zai1 wei1xian3]) / fire insurance (abbr. for 火災保險|火灾保险[huo3zai1 bao3xian3]) 还礼 還禮 huán lǐ to return a politeness / to present a gift in return syn 答礼 答禮 dá lǐ to return a courtesy / return gift 归位 歸位 guī wèi to put sth back where it belongs / to return to the original position / to return to one's seat (in a classroom) 熄 xī to extinguish / to put out (fire) / to quench / to stop burning / to go out (of fire, lamp etc) / to come to an end / to wither away / to die out / Taiwan pr. [xi2] syn 以毒攻毒 yǐ dú gōng dú to cure ills with poison (TCM) / to fight evil with evil / set a thief to catch a thief / to fight fire with fire 完璧归赵 完璧歸趙 wán bì guī zhào lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom) / fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner syn 燧 suì (bound form) material or tool used to light a fire by means of friction or the sun's rays / (bound form) beacon fire (alarm signal in border regions), esp. one lit during daytime to produce smoke 解甲归田 解甲歸田 jiě jiǎ guī tián to remove armor and return to the farm / to return to civilian life syn 还 還 huán to pay back / to return syn 回来 回來 huí lai to return / to come back syn 回家 huí jiā to return home syn 回去 huí qu to return / to go back syn 离 離 lí to leave / to part from / to be away from / (in giving distances) from / without (sth) / independent of / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire / ☲ syn 回到 huí dào to return to syn 开枪 開槍 kāi qiāng to open fire / to shoot a gun syn 反 fǎn contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system syn 解雇 解僱 jiě gù to fire / to sack / to dismiss / to terminate employment syn 开除 開除 kāi chú to expel (a member of an organization) / to fire (an employee) syn 发射 發射 fā shè to shoot (a projectile) / to fire (a rocket) / to launch / to emit (a particle) / to discharge / emanation / emission syn 警报 警報 jǐng bào (fire) alarm / alert signal / alarm / alert / warning 回报 回報 huí bào (in) return / reciprocation / payback / retaliation / to report back / to reciprocate syn 射击 射擊 shè jī to shoot / to fire (a gun) syn 开火 開火 kāi huǒ to open fire / to start shooting / to light the flame (for cooking) syn 消防 xiāo fáng firefighting / fire control 火灾 火災 huǒ zāi serious fire (in a city or a forest etc) syn 返回 fǎn huí to return to / to come (or go) back syn 着火 著火 zháo huǒ to catch fire syn 回归 回歸 huí guī to return to / to retreat / regression (statistics) 回复 回復 huí fù to recover / to revert / to return to (good health, normal condition etc) / variant of 回覆|回复[hui2fu4] syn 发火 發火 fā huǒ to catch fire / to ignite / to detonate / to get angry syn 着 著 zháo to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to burn / (coll.) to fall asleep / (after a verb) hitting the mark / succeeding in syn 大火 dà huǒ conflagration / large fire / CL:場|场[chang2] syn 点燃 點燃 diǎn rán to ignite / to set on fire / aflame syn 纵火 縱火 zòng huǒ to set on fire / to commit arson syn 火力 huǒ lì fire / firepower 反复 反復 fǎn fù repeatedly / over and over / to upend / unstable / to come and go / (of an illness) to return syn 来回 來回 lái huí to make a round trip / return journey / back and forth / to and fro / repeatedly syn 点火 點火 diǎn huǒ to ignite / to light a fire / to agitate / to start an engine / ignition / fig. to stir up trouble syn 烧毁 燒燬 shāo huǐ to destroy (or be destroyed) by fire syn 归来 歸來 guī lái to return / to come back syn 惹火 rě huǒ to stir up the fire / fig. to provoke and offend people / to ruffle feathers 生还 生還 shēng huán to return alive / to survive syn 起火 qǐ huǒ to catch fire / to cook / to get angry syn 火柴 huǒ chái match (for lighting fire) / CL:根[gen1],盒[he2] syn 回电 回電 huí diàn to call sb back (on the phone) / a return call / to reply to a telegram / to wire back / a reply telegram 重返 chóng fǎn to return to syn 归还 歸還 guī huán to return sth / to revert syn 炒鱿鱼 炒魷魚 chǎo yóu yú (coll.) to fire sb / to sack sb syn 熄灭 熄滅 xī miè to stop burning / to go out (of fire) / to die out / extinguished syn 放火 fàng huǒ to set on fire / to commit arson / to create a disturbance syn 停火 tíng huǒ to cease fire / ceasefire syn 灭火 滅火 miè huǒ to extinguish a fire / firefighting syn 火警 huǒ jǐng fire alarm syn 归队 歸隊 guī duì to return to one's unit / to go back to one's station in life 退回 tuì huí to return (an item) / to send back / to go back syn 归宿 歸宿 guī sù place to return to / home / final destination / ending 走火 zǒu huǒ to go off accidentally / to catch fire syn 火烧 火燒 huǒ shāo to set fire to / to burn down / burning hot / baked cake syn 救火 jiù huǒ to put out a fire / firefighting syn 回车 回車 huí chē to turn a vehicle around / (computing) "carriage return" character / the "Enter" key / to hit the "Enter" key 停战 停戰 tíng zhàn to cease fire / to stop fighting / armistice / truce syn 回国 回國 huí guó to return to one's home country 玩火 wán huǒ to play with fire syn 防火 fáng huǒ to protect against fire 火势 火勢 huǒ shì intensity of a fire / lively / flourishing 取暖 qǔ nuǎn to warm oneself (by a fire etc) syn 焚烧 焚燒 fén shāo to burn / to set on fire syn 复古 復古 fù gǔ to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration) / to turn back the clock / neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文 / retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s) syn 交还 交還 jiāo huán to return sth / to hand back 开炮 開砲 kāi pào to open fire syn 返航 fǎn háng to return to the point of departure 报警器 報警器 bào jǐng qì alarm (e.g. burglar or fire alarm) / warning device 还给 還給 huán gěi to return sth to sb syn 灭火器 滅火器 miè huǒ qì fire extinguisher 辞退 辭退 cí tuì to dismiss / to discharge / to fire syn 赴汤蹈火 赴湯蹈火 fù tāng dǎo huǒ lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom) / fig. to brave any danger / to go to any lengths (for a noble cause) syn 卷土重来 卷土重來 juǎn tǔ chóng lái lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom) / fig. to regroup and come back even stronger / to make a comeback syn 东山再起 東山再起 dōng shān zài qǐ lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom) / fig. to make a comeback syn 火种 火種 huǒ zhǒng tinder / source of a fire / inflammable material / (fig.) spark (of a revolution etc) 火堆 huǒ duī bonfire / to open fire 回程 huí chéng return trip syn 焦头烂额 焦頭爛額 jiāo tóu làn é lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom) / fig. hard-pressed / under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc) syn 退货 退貨 tuì huò to return merchandise / to withdraw a product 葬身 zàng shēn to bury a corpse / to be buried / (fig.) to die (at sea, in a fire etc) syn 荒芜 荒蕪 huāng wú left to return to unchecked growth / overgrown / grown wild syn 火场 火場 huǒ chǎng the scene of a fire 