Read Edit View history 熄火 xīhuǒ HSK7 die down Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 熄火 xīhuǒ die down verb to lose momentum, quiet down, or stop being active in a figurative sense 看到老板走进来，原本吵闹的人群立刻熄火了。 kàndào lǎobǎn zǒu jìnlái, yuánběn chǎonào de rénqún lìkè xīhuǒ le. When the boss walked in, the noisy crowd immediately fell silent. extinguish verb to go out or be put out, specifically regarding a fire, lamp, or stove 他离开前确认了炉火已经熄火。 tā líkāi qián quèrèn le lúhuǒ yǐjīng xīhuǒ. He made sure the stove was out before he left. stall verb of an engine or vehicle, to stop running or cut out unexpectedly 这辆旧车在爬坡时突然熄火了。 zhè liàng jiù chē zài pápō shí tūrán xīhuǒ le. The old car stalled suddenly while climbing the hill. Frequency Movie subtitles 2.18 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 2.24 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 7 Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
熄火 xīhuǒ die down verb to lose momentum, quiet down, or stop being active in a figurative sense 看到老板走进来，原本吵闹的人群立刻熄火了。 kàndào lǎobǎn zǒu jìnlái, yuánběn chǎonào de rénqún lìkè xīhuǒ le. When the boss walked in, the noisy crowd immediately fell silent. extinguish verb to go out or be put out, specifically regarding a fire, lamp, or stove 他离开前确认了炉火已经熄火。 tā líkāi qián quèrèn le lúhuǒ yǐjīng xīhuǒ. He made sure the stove was out before he left. stall verb of an engine or vehicle, to stop running or cut out unexpectedly 这辆旧车在爬坡时突然熄火了。 zhè liàng jiù chē zài pápō shí tūrán xīhuǒ le. The old car stalled suddenly while climbing the hill. Frequency Movie subtitles 2.18 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 2.24 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 7 Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)