lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
Characters in this word
4抱
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to hold, to carry (in one's arms), to hug, to embrace, to surround, to cherish, (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
- Pinyin
- bào
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 1509 of 2500
薪
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(literary) firewood; fuel, (bound form) salary
- Pinyin
- xīn
- Strokes
- 16
救
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variant of 救[jiu4]
- Pinyin
- jiù
- Traditional
- 捄
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 489 of 2500
火
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surname Huo
- Pinyin
- Huǒ
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 2136 of 2500