焦

Burnt in Chinese: 焦 (jiāo)

jiāo

burnt

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1burnt
  2. 2scorched
  3. 3charred
  4. 4worried
  5. 5anxious
  6. 6coke
  7. 7joule (abbr. for 耳)

Stroke order

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焦

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄠ

jiāo

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 面包烤得太久，都焦了。

    miàn bāo kǎo dé tài jiǔ， dōu jiāo le。

    The bread was baked too long and got all burnt.

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Related words

焦点

jiāo diǎn

focal point

焦急

jiāo jí

anxiety

焦距

jiāo jù

focal length

焦虑

jiāo lǜ

anxious

焦躁

jiāo zào

fretful

礁石

jiāo shí

reef

角落

jiǎo luò

nook

角逐

jué zhú

to tussle

绞

jiǎo

to twist (strands into a thread)

矫正

jiǎo zhèng

to correct

搅

jiǎo

to disturb

搅拌

jiǎo bàn

to stir

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