Correct
放一把火
/ fàng yī bǎ huǒ /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
火放了好几把
2
放了好几把火
3
放了一把火
4
应该放一把火
5
给某处/某事放一把火
Definition
放一把火
Literally means:
set a fire
Actually means:
take an unconventional action
It figuratively means taking an unconventional action to touch people so that they will respond accordingly. Commendatory.
比喻作出某种打破现状的举动，让人受到触动，并在行动上作出必要的反应。具有褒义色彩。
Example
Used as predicate or object. It can have othe words in between, and can be used in the form of inversion (作谓语、宾语，中间可以插入别的词语，也可以倒装)
1
Zhè
这
jī
几
jiā
家
yínháng
银行
de
的
shàngshì
上市
,
gěi
给
gǔpiào
股票
shìchǎng
市场
fàng
放
le
了
yī
一
bǎ
把
huǒ
火
,
niǔzhuǎn
扭转
le
了
píruǎn
疲软
de
的
zhuàngtài
状态
。
The banks' listing has set the stock market on fire and reversed its weakness.
2
Tā
他
yī
一
shàngrèn
上任
jiù
就
fàng
放
le
了
yī
一
bǎ
把
huǒ
火
,
shāodiào
烧掉
cūnmín
村民
men
们
de
的
yúmèi
愚昧
hé
和
lǎnduò
懒惰
,
ránqǐ
燃起
tāmen
他们
jiānkǔchuàngyè
艰苦创业
de
的
zhìqì
志气
。
As soon as he took office, he set a fire to the ignorance and laziness of the villagers and ignited their ambition to work hard.
3
Zuìjìn
最近
chídào
迟到
de
的
xuésheng
学生
yuèláiyuè
越来越
duō
多
,
kànlai
看来
yīnggāi
应该
fàng
放
yī
一
bǎ
把
huǒ
火
,
cái
才
néng
能
gǎibiàn
改变
zhèzhǒng
这种
bùliáng
不良
de
的
júmiàn
局面
。
More and more students have been late recently, so it seems that a fire should be set in order to change this bad situation.