Chinese Myth

燧人取火🔊

Suì Rén Qǔ Huǒ
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This myth tells how Suiren discovered making fire by drilling wood.

The Story 🔊

Yuǎngǔ shíqī rénmen bù zhīdào yòng huǒ
远古Yuǎngǔ🔊时期shíqī🔊人们rénmen🔊🔊知道zhīdào🔊用火yòng huǒ🔊
Tāmen chī shēng de shíwù dōngtiān hěn lěng
他们Tāmen🔊chī🔊生的shēng de🔊食物shíwù🔊冬天dōngtiān🔊很冷hěn lěng🔊
Suìrén fāxiàn zuān mù kěyǐ qǔ huǒ
燧人Suìrén🔊发现fāxiàn🔊钻木zuān mù🔊可以kěyǐ🔊取火qǔ huǒ🔊
Tā jiāo rénmen yòng huǒ kǎo shíwù qǔnuǎn
🔊jiāo🔊人们rénmen🔊用火yòng huǒ🔊kǎo🔊食物shíwù🔊取暖qǔnuǎn🔊
Cóngcǐ rénlèi gàobié le rú máo yǐn xuè de shēnghuó
从此Cóngcǐ🔊人类rénlèi🔊告别了gàobié le🔊茹毛饮血rú máo yǐn xuè🔊de🔊生活shēnghuó🔊
English Translation:
In ancient times, people did not know how to use fire. They ate raw food and were very cold in winter. Suiren discovered that drilling wood could produce fire. He taught people to use fire to roast food and keep warm. From then on, humanity said goodbye to the life of eating raw meat and drinking blood.

Key Vocabulary

燧人取火
suì rén qǔ huǒ
Suiren makes fire
钻木
zuān mù
drill wood
取火
qǔ huǒ
make fire
取暖
qǔnuǎn
keep warm
茹毛饮血
rú máo yǐn xuè
eat raw meat and drink blood
kǎo
roast

The Moral

Innovation transforms civilization! This myth shows how the discovery of fire changed human life forever.

Cultural Insight

燧人取火 is recorded in "Han Feizi" (韩非子) and represents a crucial step in human civilization.