烽火四起
fēng huǒ sì qǐ · the fire of war in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 烽火四起
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
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起床qǐchuángto get out of bed; to get up
四sìfour; 4
起来qǐláito stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]
一起yìqǐ(in) the same place; together; in company (with); altogether; in total; an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc)