走火 zǒuhuǒ catch fire Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (2) All meanings 2 zǒuhuǒ 2 catch fire 1discharge accidentally 1 2 sentences 电线短路导致这栋老房子走火了。 diànxiàn duǎnlù dǎozhì zhè dòng lǎo fángzi zǒuhuǒ le. A short circuit caused the old house to catch fire. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary他在擦枪的时候,手枪不小心走火了。 tā zài cā qiāng de shíhou, shǒuqiāng bù xiǎoxīn zǒuhuǒ le. While he was cleaning the gun, it accidentally went off. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary