焚
烧

To burn in Chinese: 焚烧 (fén shāo)

fén shāo

to burn

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 焚燒1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to burn
  2. 2to set on fire

Stroke order

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焚
烧

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄣˊ

fén

ㄈ/ fㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

ㄕㄠ

shāo

ㄕ/ shㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

焚烧

Simplified

焚燒

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他们把落叶堆起来焚烧。

    tā men bǎ luò yè duī qǐ lái fén shāo。

    They piled up the fallen leaves and burned them.

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Related words

烧

shāo

to burn

发烧

fā shāo

to have a high temperature (from illness)

燃烧

rán shāo

to ignite

烧毁

shāo huǐ

to burn

烧烤

shāo kǎo

barbecue

心急如焚

xīn jí rú fén

to burn with impatience

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