"To light" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 点 |  diǎn | point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items |   |
| 燃起 | rán qǐ | to ignite / to light / fig. to spark off (hopes, controversy, flames of revolution) | |
| 点亮 | diǎn liàng | to illuminate / to turn on the lights / to light (a blaze) | |
| 点着 | diǎn zháo | to light (a candle, cigarette etc) | |
| 燃放 | rán fàng | to light / to set off (firecrackers etc) | |
| 燃 | rán | to burn / to ignite / to light / fig. to spark off (hopes) / to start (debate) / to raise (hopes) | |
