"To light" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 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
 rán qǐ to ignite / to light / fig. to spark off (hopes, controversy, flames of revolution)
 diǎn liàng to illuminate / to turn on the lights / to light (a blaze)
 diǎn zháo to light (a candle, cigarette etc)
 rán fàng to light / to set off (firecrackers etc)
 rán to burn / to ignite / to light / fig. to spark off (hopes) / to start (debate) / to raise (hopes)
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