火焰

huǒ yàn

noun★Beginner

general

A visible, often wavy, luminous body of burning gas that is typically seen as a hot, glowing, and sometimes flickering light.

火焰可以用来烧烤食物。

Flames can be used to grill food.

💡

The term can also metaphorically refer to intense emotions or passion.

Collocations

火焰山Flame Mountain火焰般的爱情flame-like love

火焰山phrase

Flame Mountain

火焰般的爱情metaphor

flame-like love

火焰 can be used to describe intense emotions, such as love or anger.

Distinguish between the literal meaning (visible part of fire) and metaphorical meanings (passion, intensity).

Composed of '火' (fire) and '焰' (flame), representing the visible part of fire.

Often used in both literal and metaphorical contexts, such as describing intense emotions or passion.

火

fire

root

焰

flame

root

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