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煽风点火

shān fēng diǎn huǒ · (idiom) to fan the flames; to incite people; to stir up trouble

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Simplified煽风点火
Traditional煽風點火
Pinyinshān fēng diǎn huǒ
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HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 煽风点火

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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点diǎn

to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select; to mention; to bring up (a topic or person); to hint at; to imply; to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops; to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite; to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down; point; dot; spot; speck; dot stroke in Chinese characters; (math.) decimal point; point in time or space; (after a number) o'clock; a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more; classifier for small amounts

点diǎn

point; dot; drop; speck; o'clock

火车huǒchē

train; CL:列[lie4],節|节[jie2],班[ban1],趟[tang4]

一点儿yìdiǎnr

erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3]

有点儿yǒudiǎnr

slightly; a little; somewhat

点diǎn

to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select; to mention; to bring up (a topic or person); to hint at; to imply; to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops; to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite; to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down; point; dot; spot; speck; dot stroke in Chinese characters; (math.) decimal point; point in time or space; (after a number) o'clock; a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more; classifier for small amounts