Definition

Noun: - A fire, especially a destructive and uncontrolled one; a conflagration: "hỏa hoạn" refers to a fire that causes significant damage, typically to buildings, property, or forests. It emphasizes the disastrous and accidental nature of the event.

Usage

• "Hỏa hoạn" is a formal and serious term used to describe a major fire disaster. It is commonly used in news reports, official documents, and warnings.
• It functions as a subject or object in a sentence.

Usage Examples

• As a noun:
  • Vụ hỏa hoạn đã thiêu rụi toàn bộ khu chợ. (The fire destroyed the entire market.)
  • Các lính cứu hỏa đang nỗ lực dập tắt đám hỏa hoạn. (The firefighters are trying hard to extinguish the fire.)
  • Mọi người cần nâng cao ý thức để phòng tránh hỏa hoạn. (People need to raise awareness to prevent fires.)

Advanced Usage

• "tai họa hỏa hoạn": fire disaster.
  • Tai họa hỏa hoạn có thể gây thiệt hại khôn lường. (A fire disaster can cause immeasurable damage.)
• "nạn hỏa hoạn": the calamity of fire.
  • Nạn hỏa hoạn thường xảy ra vào mùa khô. (Fires often occur in the dry season.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hoả hoạn: This is an alternative spelling using "Hoả" instead of "Hỏa". The meaning is identical.
• Cháy (n, v): fire (noun); to burn (verb). This is a more general and common term.
  • Đám cháy (a fire).
• Hỏa tai (n): A synonym for "hỏa hoạn", also meaning a destructive fire.
• Hỏa lực (n): firepower (military term). Note: This is a different concept related to weaponry.
• Hỏa táng (v): to cremate.

Synonyms

• Vụ cháy: a fire incident.
• Đám cháy lớn: a large fire.
• Hỏa tai: conflagration, fire disaster.

Related Phrases

• Phòng cháy chữa cháy: fire prevention and fighting.
  • Công tác phòng cháy chữa cháy rất quan trọng. (Fire prevention and fighting work is very important.)
• Cứu hỏa: firefighting.
  • Xe cứu hỏa (fire engine).
• Báo động hỏa hoạn: fire alarm.
  • Chuông báo động hỏa hoạn vang lên. (The fire alarm bell rang.)

noun

1. fire