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野火
yěhuǒ
1. wildfire
2. (spreading like) wildfire
3. bush fire
4. farm fire (for clearing fields)
Uncommon • Top 38%

Character Breakdown

野
yě
field, open country; wilderness
HSK 6 11 丶
火
huǒ
fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
HSK 2 4 丶

Compound Words (2)

野火春风
yěhuǒchūnfēng
abbr. for [[野火燒不盡，春風吹又生|野火烧不尽，春风吹又生<yěhuǒshāobùjìn]], [[chūnfēngchuīyòushēng>]]
野火烧不尽，春风吹又生
yěhuǒshāobùjìn,chūnfēngchuīyòushēng
lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb)

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
32,377 of 84,292