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火柴
huǒ chái
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- pinyin
- huǒ chái
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- 火柴
- traditional
- 火柴
1 · noun-led entry
match (for lighting fire)
匹配(照明火)
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Tom was the only one who knew how to start a fire without matches.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending
汤姆是唯一不用火柴就生得了火的人。
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