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火中取栗

火
中
取
栗
lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom) / fig. to be sb's cat's-paw

Characters and words in 火中取栗

火
huǒ = hu + o3
fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86
Add a new mnemonic for 火 = 人 + 丶
中
zhōng = zhu + (e)ng1
China / Chinese / surname Zhong
Add a new mnemonic for 中 = 丨 + 口
中
zhōng = zhu + (e)ng1
within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right
Add a new mnemonic for 中 = 丨 + 口
中
zhòng = zhu + (e)ng4
to hit (the mark) / to be hit by / to suffer / to win (a prize, a lottery)
Add a new mnemonic for 中 = 丨 + 口
取
qǔ = qu + Ø3
to take / to get / to choose / to fetch
Add a new mnemonic for 取 = 又 + 耳
栗
慄
lì = li + Ø4
afraid / trembling
Add a new mnemonic for 栗 = 覀 + 木
Add a new mnemonic for 慄 = 忄 + 栗
栗
lì = li + Ø4
surname Li
Add a new mnemonic for 栗 = 覀 + 木
栗
lì = li + Ø4
chestnut
Add a new mnemonic for 栗 = 覀 + 木
栗
慄
lì = li + Ø4
(literary) cold; chilly / (bound form) to tremble with fear
Add a new mnemonic for 栗 = 覀 + 木
Add a new mnemonic for 慄 = 忄 + 栗

Words with 火中取栗

火中取栗 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 火中取栗

火中取栗 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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