火柴 (huǒ chái) means “match (for lighting fire)”. It is an HSK 5 Chinese word in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
Measure word: 根,盒
Practice each character:
划火柴的时候要小心。
Huá huǒchái de shíhou yào xiǎoxīn.
Be careful when striking matches.
Updated: 2026-05-27