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    Referring to a "volcano" with 火山 (huǒshān)

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    Explanation

    火山 (huǒshān) means volcano, literally "fire mountain." It is used in both scientific and everyday contexts. It commonly appears with verbs like 爆发 (erupt) and modifiers like 海底 (undersea), as in 海底火山爆发 (an undersea volcanic eruption).

    Examples

    • 日本有很多活火山,每年都有小规模的喷发。

      Rìběn yǒu hěn duō huó huǒshān, měi nián dōu yǒu xiǎo guīmó de pēnfā.

      Japan has many active volcanoes, with small-scale eruptions every year.

    • 我们去了一个火山口,从上面往下看特别壮观。

      Wǒmen qù le yī gè huǒshān kǒu, cóng shàngmiàn wǎng xià kàn tèbié zhuàngguān.

      We went to a volcanic crater — the view looking down from above was spectacular.

    • 这座火山已经沉睡了三百多年了。

      Zhè zuò huǒshān yǐjīng chénshuì le sān bǎi duō nián le.

      This volcano has been dormant for over three hundred years.

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