"Spark" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 火星 | huǒ xīng | spark |   |
| 火花 | huǒ huā | spark / sparkle | |
| 触发 | chù fā | to trigger / to spark | |
| 星火 | xīng huǒ | spark / meteor trail (mostly used in expressions like 急如星火[ji2 ru2 xing1 huo3]) | |
| 火种 | huǒ zhǒng | tinder / source of a fire / inflammable material / (fig.) spark (of a revolution etc) | |
| 引燃 | yǐn rán | to ignite / to start (a fire) / (fig.) to spark (debate, conflict etc) | |
| 闪 |  shǎn | to dodge / to duck out of the way / to beat it / shaken (by a fall) / to sprain / to pull a muscle / lightning / spark / a flash / to flash (across one's mind) / to leave behind / (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine | |
| 燃起 | rán qǐ | to ignite / to light / fig. to spark off (hopes, controversy, flames of revolution) | |
| 朝气蓬勃 | zhāo qì péng bó | full of youthful energy (idiom) / vigorous / energetic / a bright spark | |
| 火花塞 | huǒ huā sāi | spark plug | |
| 电火花 | diàn huǒ huā | electric spark | |
| 星火计划 | Spark and Torch programmes | | |
| 燃 | rán | to burn / to ignite / to light / fig. to spark off (hopes) / to start (debate) / to raise (hopes) | |
| 星星之火 | xīng xing zhī huǒ | a single spark (idiom) / an insignificant cause can have a massive effect | |
| 星星之火，可以燎原 | xīng xing zhī huǒ , kě yǐ liáo yuán | a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom) / an insignificant cause can have a massive effect | |
| 触发式放电器 | triggered spark gap / spark gap / flash gap | | |
| 延迟点火定时 | yán chí diǎn huǒ dìng shí | retarded spark timing | |
| 火花室 | huǒ huā shì | spark chamber | |
| 电火花腐蚀加工机 | spark erosion machine | |
